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Re:The Assange case is collapsing but it remains a travesty ... by WalterBright on Monday July 26, 2021 @01:10AM (#27955922)
The public schools (at least in Washington State) are run by the teachers' union, which is the most powerful political entity in the state.
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Re:The Assange case is collapsing but it remains a travesty ... by cartoonworld on Monday July 26, 2021 @02:44AM (#27956414)
The teacher's union does not dictate the curriculum.

Typically the state legislatures dictate what is in the curriculum broadly, sometimes extra specifically, and the administrators and teachers create their lessons to satisfy the legislation.

How does the teacher's union suppress subject matters in the history department?

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Re:The Assange case is collapsing but it remains a travesty ... by WalterBright on Monday July 26, 2021 @05:50AM (#27957516)
> the state legislatures dictate

It's very hard to get elected in this state without a teachers' union endorsement.

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Re:The Assange case is collapsing but it remains a travesty ... by cartoonworld on Monday July 26, 2021 @10:43AM (#27959983)
It doesn't follow that they suppress Filipino colonization, is there some example of teachers union demanding of legislators that they pass laws like that?

It's also hard to get elected without people voting for you, or funding for political campaigns.

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