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Want to counter antisemitism in K-12 education? Fund like a Qatari

JL;DR SUMMARY Addressing the rising antisemitism in K-12 education requires a strategic shift in Jewish philanthropy, taking lessons from how Qatar has successfully embedded its ideologies into American educational institutions. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Curriculum DevelopmentJewish PhilanthropyQatarCultural InfluencePolitical StrategyTeacher TrainingLong Term StrategyK 12 EducationCivic Pluralism

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Qatar
"When you follow that money, you land in the same place again and again: Qatar (with additional support coming from China)."
Santa Cruz, California, United States
"Who gives a damn what an anthropology professor at UC Santa Cruz teaches?"
Michigan, United States
"They give a damn about whats taught in ed schools in Michigan, about what high-school history teachers assign in Minnesota, about what professional-development vendors present to districts in Arizona."
Minnesota, United States
"They give a damn about whats taught in ed schools in Michigan, about what high-school history teachers assign in Minnesota, about what professional-development vendors present to districts in Arizona."
Arizona, United States
"They give a damn about whats taught in ed schools in Michigan, about what high-school history teachers assign in Minnesota, about what professional-development vendors present to districts in Arizona."

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