Omaha Education & Race

Fight for Freedom

Update 2: More details of the “Authority” image.

https://twitter.com/Moms4LibertyNE/status/1695843333799616572

Update: Regarding the school photo below. The most aggravating part to me are the papers posted above the chalkboard, especially the one stating “accepting the decisions of authority.” This is bad advice in many ways.

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Advocacy for educational freedom has exploded across the land. Moms for Liberty has been so effective, they have drawn the ire of the Southern Poverty Law Center (https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/moms-liberty). Even in Douglas County, Moms for Liberty has turned into a force to be reckoned with (https://www.momsforliberty.org/chapters/douglas-county-ne/). Today, they posted this image from a chalkboard at Omaha Central High school on their X (formerly Twitter) account (https://twitter.com/Moms4LibertyNE).

Now do you see what conservatives and parents are up against? This is Omaha, not New York City or Chicago! This is why people want more freedom for their children and why Keep Kids First Nebraska has so much support in defending Opportunity Scholarships (https://www.keepkidsfirstnebraska.com/).

This is not a matter of race, but of mind. The organization Black Minds Matter (https://www.blackmindsmatter.net/about/) is fostering the importance of education in Black American communities and other places. They realize the problems of the education systems. The Malcolm X Foundation (https://www.malcolmxfoundation.org/) has an exhibit from Black Minds Matter.

The local WOWT news station picked up on this and interviewed a local conservative on the topic (https://www.wowt.com/2023/08/24/african-american-education-history-exhibit-promotes-nebraska-school-choice/). There is unity among people of all backgrounds about the need for educational freedom.

State Senator Justin Wayne had been part of the Omaha Public School system and he pushed fellow state senators to address the problems of the educational system. Yet, the typical reaction so many Black Americans face from other races is, “Can you wait just a bit more?” Uh, no! No more waiting!

The most persistent and consistent advocate for educational freedom has been Clarice Jackson. She was interviewed by One America News (https://www.oann.com/video/oan-contribution/nebraska-mother-confronts-teachers-union-boss-over-school-choice-bill/). Ms. Jackson went head-to-head against Tim Royers, of the Millard Education Association (https://www.3newsnow.com/news/political/debate-gets-heated-as-two-sides-clash-at-nebraska-school-choice-press-conference). You can keep up with Ms. Jackson on X at https://twitter.com/voiceadvocacy

Meanwhile, the Omaha Public School system cannot find enough teachers and has for special needs students to move to different schools (https://flatwaterfreepress.org/a-curveball-out-of-nowhere-late-decision-by-ops-forces-north-omaha-students-to-move-schools-or-forgo-special-education/).