Some activists want the president to confront conservatives more directly on school-related issues
others have self-censored out of fear of running afoul of new state laws.especially hard into such culture war topics, which are popular with many GOP base voters. DeSantis began his presidential bid by touting his “anti-woke” agenda, pointing to a record in Florida that has helped supercharge the classroom culture wars nationwide.
skipped the debate — has only occasionally engaged on the issue since the January release of an education policy that accused “pink-haired communists” of indoctrinating students.in the general election.
A department spokeswoman said that in the coming weeks, a senior official in the Office for Civil Rights, who will have other duties as well, will be named to that role.Rodrigues, of the National Parents Union, said she has repeatedly urged the White House and the Education Department to take stronger stands, only to be rebuffed.
“It was nowhere near what we wanted to do in terms of calling out what we’re going through,” she said. “There’s just a reluctance to say the thing, to address the elephant in the room. The elephant is stomping on our children. Our children are under attack.” A spokeswoman predicted the topic will also come up during Cardona’s back-to-school bus tour this week. Still, it is not included in any of his prepared remarks.
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