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In Tuesday’s elections, liberal and progressive parents banded together to push back against the right-wing takeover of local government.

Two months ago, parent Lela Casey told the Central Bucks school board, in the third-largest school district in Pennsylvania, that things had gotten out of hand. In March, a man signed up to speak using an alias that referenced the comic book vigilante The Punisher, accused the school library of possessing “child pornography,” and suggested that the Democratic school board members on the Republican-majority board belonged in prison. Casey also saw him carrying a concealed weapon—something the man

REUTERS/Hannah BeierA progressive campaign group is getting in on school board battles, with a goal of an eight-figure war chest for the hyper-local races.Run For Something, a progressive group focused on supporting candidates in down-ballot races, says it’s planning a $10 million investment in left-leaning school and library board candidates in 2024 and 2025. The Wednesday announcement comes amid intensifying battles for school and library boards, with conservative campaigns moving to slash fun

The liberal group Run For Something is getting in on school and library board elections, where conservative groups like Moms for Liberty are backing candidates of their own.

The nation's largest teachers unions are focusing on what they call "racist" and "homophobic" education initiatives as students have fallen behind academically following the pandemic.