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Behind the actions against Catharine Massalha are powerful right wing forces. After a student recorded her in December, the student’s father sent the 12-minute audio recording to the Defense of Freedom Institute (DFI), and the recording and a transcript were subsequently published by the Washington Examiner in late January.
Since first reporting on the matter, the News has confirmed that the investigation was sparked by a Dec. 5 complaint about a Nov. 6 panel discussion related to Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.
The opening of investigations of universities over false claims of antisemitism represents a coordinated effort between the Democratic Party and the far-right to silence opposition to the genocide in Gaza.
An office that shouldn’t even exist in the Education Department, which, itself, should not exist, should not be telling local schools what books they must put on their library shelves.
Common Core includes costly and questionable national standards for English and math, and federally funded national assessments have been crafted to align with the standards.