RSLC Unveils Back to School Video Series Targeting Five Key Battleground States
Washington, D.C. – As states across the country begin to welcome back students for the upcoming school year, the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) today launched a series of videos in five of the committee’s target states reminding voters of state Democrats’ destructive education policies. The videos contrast the Democrats’ educational platform of less parental involvement, less transparency, and fewer graduation requirements, with the Republican agenda of prioritizing traditional learning, promoting accountability, and encouraging parents to have a say in their children’s curriculum.
The social media campaign also spotlights the failed results Democratic educational policies have produced in some of the RSLC’s top target states to flip state legislative chambers that include, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada and Oregon.
“Unnecessary lockdowns, catastrophic learning restrictions, and a divisive curriculum: parents across the country have learned the hard way in recent years the consequences of letting Democrats use public education to advance their political agenda,” said RSLC President Dee Duncan. “While Democrat politicians think that they know what is best for students, state Republicans will always give parents a voice instead of vilifying them for wanting to have a say in their child’s education and future.”
Watch “Back to School” NV HERE.
Watch “Back to School” CO HERE.
Watch “Back to School” MN HERE.
Watch “Back to School” OR HERE.
Watch “Back to School” ME HERE.
BACKGROUND
Liberal leadership in Colorado, Maine, Minnesota Nevada, and Oregon continues to produce negative results for the students of each state.
In 2021, Fox 31 Denver reported that Colorado students showed “significant decreases” in achievement for standardized tests from 2019 to 2021.
In 2021, the Bangor Daily News reported on the negative effects that remote learning had on Maine students.
In 2021 proficiency rates fell 11 percentage points in math, to 44 percent, and 7 points in reading to 53 percent in Minnesota.
Earlier this year, Nevada was ranked 49th in educational attainment.
In 2021, the Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill 744 that suspends Oregon's essential skills graduation requirement for three years.
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