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Brandy Shufutinsky

Brandy Shufutinsky is a social worker, writer, researcher, and advocate. She holds a Doctorate in Education from the University of San Francisco in International and Multicultural Education and her MSW from the University of Southern California. Brandy is the Director of Education and Community Engagement with the Jewish Institute for Liberal Values (JILV). Currently her focus is on developing intercultural and academic opportunities to enhance liberal democratic ideals.

First, Teach Them How to Read

September 2023:In order for schools to meet their most basic mandate—educating students—they must first refocus on just that. And to do that, school administrators and educators need to stop playing partisan games and get back to teaching kids.
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The (Un)Democratic Party

June 2023:The party has become undemocratic, representative of the elite, not the people. Instead of being the political party with the largest diversity of voices, positions taken by Democratic leaders are representative of a minority of the population.
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Neo-Nazis: Still Here + Targeting Jews

March 2023:The increasing culture wars in schools have placed a target on Jewish students. Throughout the past four years, Jewish students have increasingly reported being victimized by anti-Semitism coming from both their peers and educators. Teachers and administrators are failing our kids, either minimizing or completely ignoring anti-Jewish bigotry or outright embracing it.
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