By Beckie Mostello Civics Alliance is a national coalition of conservative education reformers, policymakers, parents, and citizens dedicated to preserving and restoring traditional civics education in American K-12 schools. Convened by the conservative National Association of Scholars (NAS) in 2021, the group opposes what it describes as radical ideology and “action civics”—which it defines as […]
Know Your State Astroturf Parent/Education Groups
By Jeanne Melvin When an alleged ‘grassroots, family-led group of ‘ordinary moms’ begins their existence with a budget of more than $1 million, you can be certain there were no bake sales. ~Diane Ravitch comment in Maurice Cunningham: The Rise of an Astroturf Rightwing “Parents” Group. The seeds of change are cultivated from the ground up […]