Kristen Doerer |
Hillsdale College is a right-wing conservative Christian college in Michigan hailed by the likes of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who views the school as a model for education nationwide and vows to bring Hillsdale’s values to Florida. In one Florida school district last week, he nearly saw his dream come true.
The Sarasota School Board had considered hiring the newly created Vermilion Education in a consulting capacity, but voted 3-2 against the proposal last Tuesday after critics lambasted the consulting group’s lack of experience, close ties to Hillsdale, and political agenda.
The plan—which was proposed in March by board chair Bridget Ziegler, a co-founder of the right-wing book-banning group Moms for Liberty and wife of the state GOP chair—would have cost the school district $28,000 and given Vermilion the job of reviewing and recommending teacher lesson plans, textbooks, and library books. The initial proposal would have also had the newfound consultancy agency sit in on teacher interviews and review district policies and procedures, costing the school district $4,820 a month.
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