U-Turn in Education
@uturnineducation.bsky.social
A grassroots movement in Nixa, MO that supports our school & library systems in providing a full range of educational opportunities for all. We resist educational obstruction and support the First Amendment & Freedom to Read.
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Summer vacation is over for us! It’s back to Library Board meetings, classes, and closing the summer reading list for the school year reading list! What did YOU read this summer?
a cartoon of a boy reading a book surrounded by books .
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July 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Summer vacation is over for us! It’s back to Library Board meetings, classes, and closing the summer reading list for the school year reading list! What did YOU read this summer?
It has been a hard week in Christian County Missouri as amazing public servants who tolerated the bullying and verbal abuse of a “Board of Trustees” lost their job. Every single step to stop the theft of our libraries and public education is necessary. Keep up the fight.
June 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
It has been a hard week in Christian County Missouri as amazing public servants who tolerated the bullying and verbal abuse of a “Board of Trustees” lost their job. Every single step to stop the theft of our libraries and public education is necessary. Keep up the fight.
PRIDE in #SGF June 14! Excited to celebrate with our community. See you there!
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June 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM
PRIDE in #SGF June 14! Excited to celebrate with our community. See you there!
It is #PrideMonth and U-Turn will be at the Springfield, MO #SgfPride #sgf celebration on June 14! Come see us. Get some books. Meet some people. Even get a hug!
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June 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It is #PrideMonth and U-Turn will be at the Springfield, MO #SgfPride #sgf celebration on June 14! Come see us. Get some books. Meet some people. Even get a hug!
Once again, U-Turn will be attending our Christian County Library Board meetings. The building blocks of our community are the building blocks of our democracy. Join us. Sign the right to read statement. #Saveourlibraries #RighttoRead @everylibrary.bsky.social www.uturnineducation.org
UTurninEducation
We are a grassroots movement attempting to fight against the national movement of anti-intellectualism and restricting freedom of expression in public schools.
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May 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Once again, U-Turn will be attending our Christian County Library Board meetings. The building blocks of our community are the building blocks of our democracy. Join us. Sign the right to read statement. #Saveourlibraries #RighttoRead @everylibrary.bsky.social www.uturnineducation.org
In case you have not heard… what can only be described as a long-awaited, small victory… Christian County, Missouri Libraries will NOT be labeling books. It was slow, hard, exhausting, and most democracy is… but as with democracy, the reward is great.
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May 2, 2025 at 4:36 AM
In case you have not heard… what can only be described as a long-awaited, small victory… Christian County, Missouri Libraries will NOT be labeling books. It was slow, hard, exhausting, and most democracy is… but as with democracy, the reward is great.
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April 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Happy National #RighttoReadDay! Love your libraries—we love ours!
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April 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Happy National #RighttoReadDay! Love your libraries—we love ours!
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You’ll be seeing a lot more of this in the next few weeks.
IMLS and Federal Funding for libraries allowed libraries to make discounted purchase of databases, resources, digital content, and much more.
Take action- Saveimls.org
IMLS and Federal Funding for libraries allowed libraries to make discounted purchase of databases, resources, digital content, and much more.
Take action- Saveimls.org
April 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
You’ll be seeing a lot more of this in the next few weeks.
IMLS and Federal Funding for libraries allowed libraries to make discounted purchase of databases, resources, digital content, and much more.
Take action- Saveimls.org
IMLS and Federal Funding for libraries allowed libraries to make discounted purchase of databases, resources, digital content, and much more.
Take action- Saveimls.org
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📚 The 2025 Children's Literature Lecture, featuring Newbery Honor & two-time Stonewall Award winner Kyle Lukoff, will livestream from Multnomah County Library tomorrow (Thurs., March 20) on the @wearealsc.bsky.social YouTube channel. Tune in at 9:00 pm CT.
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#Kidlit
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#Kidlit
March 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
📚 The 2025 Children's Literature Lecture, featuring Newbery Honor & two-time Stonewall Award winner Kyle Lukoff, will livestream from Multnomah County Library tomorrow (Thurs., March 20) on the @wearealsc.bsky.social YouTube channel. Tune in at 9:00 pm CT.
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#Kidlit
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#Kidlit
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Trump is threatening Federal Funding for Libraries; learn more and take action at saveimls.org.
March 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Trump is threatening Federal Funding for Libraries; learn more and take action at saveimls.org.
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March 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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The Nazis banned and burned books. They didn’t like books either, so they promoted fascist propaganda.
Do you see a pattern here?
Knowledge is power, so of course Trump wants to deny us access to libraries and opportunities for higher education.
It’s death by 1000 little cuts.
#TrumpFascism
Do you see a pattern here?
Knowledge is power, so of course Trump wants to deny us access to libraries and opportunities for higher education.
It’s death by 1000 little cuts.
#TrumpFascism
March 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"[The Christian County Library Board of Trustees] want[s] to pay someone more money with fewer qualifications than the previous director for the same position. Something is fishy here."
Read the full, anonymous blog post below, unaffiliatedwith U-Turn:
weareconcerned.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/g...
Read the full, anonymous blog post below, unaffiliatedwith U-Turn:
weareconcerned.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/g...
Going For Broke with The Board of Trustees
This charade of finding the “best-qualified candidate” by library boardroom coup members came to a startling head on Jan. 31. Here’s the full video from that Christian County Library District board…
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February 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"[The Christian County Library Board of Trustees] want[s] to pay someone more money with fewer qualifications than the previous director for the same position. Something is fishy here."
Read the full, anonymous blog post below, unaffiliatedwith U-Turn:
weareconcerned.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/g...
Read the full, anonymous blog post below, unaffiliatedwith U-Turn:
weareconcerned.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/g...
Learn about the unethical efforts by the current Christian County Library Board of Trustees at this unaffiliated, anonymous blog. 3 of 5 Trustees are being sued for Sunshine Law violations and are receiving pushback for their plans to restrict titles in the collection.
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We Are Concerned
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February 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Learn about the unethical efforts by the current Christian County Library Board of Trustees at this unaffiliated, anonymous blog. 3 of 5 Trustees are being sued for Sunshine Law violations and are receiving pushback for their plans to restrict titles in the collection.
weareconcerned.wordpress.com
weareconcerned.wordpress.com
More alleged Sunshine Law violations from 3 Christian County Library Trustees. Are the Christian County commissioners okay with this unethical conduct from those they chose to serve on the Board?
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Law & Order: The Library Board’s Criminal Intent
It’s playing out like the plot to a prime-time comedy/crime drama, but with real implications for the Christian County Library District. Three library board members – Echo Schneider, John Gar…
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February 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
More alleged Sunshine Law violations from 3 Christian County Library Trustees. Are the Christian County commissioners okay with this unethical conduct from those they chose to serve on the Board?
weareconcerned.wordpress.com/2025/02/15/l...
weareconcerned.wordpress.com/2025/02/15/l...
"One might infer that Echo’s role with [fraud organization World Library Association] is as a groomer, as in building a relationship with people to force them to believe a certain set of lies..."
Full, anonymous blog post, not affiliated with U-Turn:
weareconcerned.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/w...
Full, anonymous blog post, not affiliated with U-Turn:
weareconcerned.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/w...
Why is There an Echo in Here?
At the beginning of all this brouhaha, the previous library board members pushed back against first amendment violations and overreach by following the already established bylaws and Sunshine laws.…
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February 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"One might infer that Echo’s role with [fraud organization World Library Association] is as a groomer, as in building a relationship with people to force them to believe a certain set of lies..."
Full, anonymous blog post, not affiliated with U-Turn:
weareconcerned.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/w...
Full, anonymous blog post, not affiliated with U-Turn:
weareconcerned.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/w...
From our friends at @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
The U.S. Dept. of Ed.'s Office for Civil Rights has announced it's arbitrarily dismissing student & parent complaints arising out of public schools' documented acts of censorship & discrimination.
Our response: ala.org/news/2025/01/book-bans-are-real
The U.S. Dept. of Ed.'s Office for Civil Rights has announced it's arbitrarily dismissing student & parent complaints arising out of public schools' documented acts of censorship & discrimination.
Our response: ala.org/news/2025/01/book-bans-are-real
February 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
From our friends at @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
The U.S. Dept. of Ed.'s Office for Civil Rights has announced it's arbitrarily dismissing student & parent complaints arising out of public schools' documented acts of censorship & discrimination.
Our response: ala.org/news/2025/01/book-bans-are-real
The U.S. Dept. of Ed.'s Office for Civil Rights has announced it's arbitrarily dismissing student & parent complaints arising out of public schools' documented acts of censorship & discrimination.
Our response: ala.org/news/2025/01/book-bans-are-real
Missouri now has an Intellectual Freedom Helpline that can provide you with confidential support, resources, workshops, & programs. You can also report censorship attempts. The Helpline is supported by MLA and MASL.
#libraries #librarians #censorship #bookbans #intellectualfreedom #MLA #MASL
#libraries #librarians #censorship #bookbans #intellectualfreedom #MLA #MASL
February 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Missouri now has an Intellectual Freedom Helpline that can provide you with confidential support, resources, workshops, & programs. You can also report censorship attempts. The Helpline is supported by MLA and MASL.
#libraries #librarians #censorship #bookbans #intellectualfreedom #MLA #MASL
#libraries #librarians #censorship #bookbans #intellectualfreedom #MLA #MASL
We are so glad to join you all here. U-TurninEducation is a non-profit based in SW Missouri. We promote public education and intellectual freedom through advocating for every educational opportunity for everyone. We are against book restrictions, labeling, and we work to promote marginalized groups.
January 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
We are so glad to join you all here. U-TurninEducation is a non-profit based in SW Missouri. We promote public education and intellectual freedom through advocating for every educational opportunity for everyone. We are against book restrictions, labeling, and we work to promote marginalized groups.