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Five Years Later, The Truth About Garland's School Board Memo

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Corvallis School District reads aloud resolution passed in 2020 that blames Christopher Columbus for "slavery" and "genocidal acts"

Helping Public Schools Rise: Rankings on Integrity in State Education (RISE)

Gunston Middle School promotes STEM event for young women that specifically mentions "cis," "trans," and "non-binary" students

CAIR New Jersey's 'Educator's Guide' and 'Muslim Studies Curriculum' teach 9/11 through lens of Islamophobia and claim that 'Israel is committing an ethnic cleansing and military occupation against Palestine.'

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