In this episode, Kristi & Christina discuss a looming issue in education: the inevitable trend of school closures and how America will deal with it. Across the United States, in communities that may not seem remotely similar to one another, local parents and communities are grappling with school closures. For the piece that inspired this podcast, you can read it here.Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

In this episode, Kristi & Christina address "Tampon Tim", how menstruation became a discussion topic in the culture wars around public schools, and their hope that a return to common sense and compassion will be the theme of this election cycle.Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

In a timely podcast, in this episode, Kristi and Christina discuss how the "That's Weird" label that is now across the Internet in national politics is the exact phrase that they have been seeking out for nearly four years to describe the far-right Christian Nationalists push in public schools. Because, it's true, a lot of what has happened is just weird.Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

In this episode, Kristi and Christina discuss communications scaffolding on public school issues to effectively communicate to friends, neighbors, and fellow voters. Using the TIPs strategy, the podcast explores how personalizing information and storytelling are key to races up and down the ballot this November.Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

In this episode, Kristi & Christina discuss the recent passage and signature of Louisiana House Bill 71, which mandates that the Ten Commandments be posted in public school classrooms. While the story is a few weeks old, the strategy from the Christian Nationalists has been over forty years in the making.Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

In this episode, Kristi and Christina discuss the governors who have refused to take federal funds for summer lunch programs in their states, leaving over 10 million kids without needed nutrition over the summer. They address why this is happening (political extremism) and why the failure to give kids "lunch" may be a good political litmus test for elected officials.Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

In this episode, Kristi and Christina revisit Project 2025, explaining what it is, where it is coming from, who is behind it, what it does, and how it actually would go into effect.This podcast is a follow up to a series of five podcasts on Project 2025 that delved into the Education chapter of Project 2025's manifesto, Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise.Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

In this episode, Kristi and Christina discuss the newest branding campaign being pushed out by the extremists: government schools. And, by "government schools," they mean your local public schools, wanting to create another negative association with public education to siphon off taxpayer dollars to line their own pockets.Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

In this episode, Kristi and Christina explore the story of a far-right Christian conservative school board member in deep, deep red Texas who ran on inappropriate curriculum and indoctrination in public schools only to discover that once she was on the board, none of what she campaigned on turned out to be true. When she approached the political establishment, she was told they didn't care, because the truth didn't align with their messaging.A story of self-reflection, the truth, and what happens on the far-right when you find the truth and change your mind (spoiler alert: they start attacking you just like they do anyone else who doesn't align with their views).Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

In this episode, Kristi & Christina discuss the recent extremist push against changes to Title IX that provide discrimination protections for all students,  and the attempts to create wedge issues for 2024 school board races.Visit us at ourschoolsusa.org or on Instagram (@ourschoolsusa).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

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).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

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).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

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).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

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).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

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).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

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).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

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).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

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).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

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).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.

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).Support Our Schools USA. Text OURSCHOOLSUSA at (855) 575-7888 or visit ourschoolsusa.org/donate to donate today.