In this episode, Kristi and Christina talk about the “parents' rights politicians” who ran on and continue to yell about so-called "parents' rights", but who, ironically, are ignoring actual parents and making it harder to meaningfully participate in the public school system. Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).

In this episode, Kristi & Christina cover legislative action in the Tennessee State Legislature, ranging from school vouchers, arming school teachers, the forced outing of students, and, in one of the more unique circumstances that we have encountered, a soon-to-be required anti-abortion video, now known as the "Baby Olivia" video (spoiler alert: it's not medically accurate). We also learned Tennessee's slogan is "Tennessee- America At Its Best." Maybe not in their Legislature right now...Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).

In this episode, Kristi and Christina discuss the bullying and harassing tactics employed by extremists that have entered the public school advocacy space, ranging from in-person harassment at board meetings, online harassment on social media, and using legal threats as a means to stop parents and community members from speaking out. TLDR: Ignore the haters, and don't let them break your stride. Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).

In this episode, Kristi & Christina attempt, in rapid succession, to cover the extreme culture war and anti-public education laws and policies introduced or being enacted in nearly thirty U.S. states. While it is easy to think it's not happening near you, the Our Schools crew just scratches the surface with the nationwide attack on public school classrooms, curriculum, the targeting of students, and the manufactured problems extremists have brought to public education.Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).

In this episode, Kristi & Christina explore the hostile working conditions that far-right extremist politicians and school board members have created for public school employees, from passing laws that create civil and criminal penalties for classroom teachers to the firing of beloved school district leaders. The TDLR is that they are driving great educators and administrators from schools, depriving students and families of quality public education in local schools.Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).

In this episode, Kristi and Christina break down Christian Nationalism, discussing concrete examples  of specific strategies and instances as to how it is impacting and influencing the leadership and policymaking in our nation's public schools. Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).

In this episode, Kristi & Christina discuss outcomes from the bottom of the ballot to the top from Super Tuesday. Now that the field has closed in the race for The White House, this episode digs into the far-right communication strategies and policies that we are going to see pushed leading up to November.Check out the video version on YouTube.Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).

In this episode, Kristi and Christina discuss the increased rise in aggression and violence in and around our nation's public schools, using a recent video of a candidate for Missouri Secretary of State using a flamethrower to burn books as a catalyst for this first of many conversations on this topic.  Check out the video version on YouTube.Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).

From Wired  to political publications, we keep seeing headlines that all angle at one theme: Moms for Liberty is dead, shrinking, or being reduced to shambles.In this episode, Kristi and Christina are here to tell you that this is not the case, and, even if they did disappear tomorrow, there are plenty of groups doing similar work, and their funders will create a new incarnation of the group to take their place. They  highlight one of them that is extremely well-funded.Check out the video version on YouTube.Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).

In this episode, Kristi and Christina have a conversation with Brittney Mast of Moms for Oregon (@momsfororegon) about the misperceptions that blue states do not have "red" problems with the far-right extremist attacks on local public schools.Check out the video version on YouTube.Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).