What's Happening in Public Education in 2023?
I would name several items of interest for 2023. One would be whether nationwide, the attacks on the contents of public school libraries will continue as well as attacks on members of school boards . Those who are showing up with pitchforks seem to have a litany of issues; "woke" school districts, gender reading/discussion, pronouns used, transgender athletes and, of course, "choice" or "options" for their child's education. The second issue would be - who are these parents and are they grassroots or corporate grown? Signs are that they are not just parents acting on their own. Read up on "Moms for Liberty." The third issue would be the looming shortage of teachers. And circling back again to an issue that still concerns - what about boys? American boys, in many ways, are on a downhill slide and attention must be paid. Worrying about boys then leads to worrying about ALL K-12 kids and their anxiety levels . And fyi, there is a real ment
