Twenty-nine states have recently passed laws saying that public schools must work with religious institutions to provide instruction during school hours. Who is behind that change? And how should school boards and communities react when LifeWise comes to town?

Dr. Michael Shaffer has been studying efforts to insert religious indoctrination into schools for years. A former assistant superintendent and principal, he is now associate clinical professor at Ball State University.

Dr. Shaffer will share his findings with Karin Chenoweth and members of Democracy and Education on THURSDAY APRIL 10th.

Endless propaganda has made Americans believe their schools are factories of indoctrination and gender reassignment surgery. It’s ridiculous, but it poses a real question - how do we get the truth out there?

Filmmaker Sally Nellson has an answer: empower students, teachers, parents and community members to tell their own stories.

Over eleven years, Nellson’s “I Love Public Schools” campaign documented what was really happening in Nebraska’s schools while building popular support for public education.

Join Sally Nellson and Karin Chenoweth on March 27th and learn how you can ensure your district’s real story is told.

Check out Karin Chenoweth’s article “School Boards are the First Line of Defense”, featured in the Grassroots Connector.

Time for a glow-up. Welcome to the new Democracy and Education website.

On January 19, 2024, Democracy and Education members Michael Cook (Plano Texas) and Betsy Connolly (Conejo Valley California) joined Karin Chenoweth for the Friday Power Lunch, a project of Network NOVA.