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Parental rights disappear through Maryland lawmakers’ shell game GUEST COMMENTARY
Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
via The Baltimore Sun (Maryland)A bill being considered by the Maryland General Assembly would erode parents' rights through a subtle slight of hand, writes Justin Kuk.
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Host families sought for high school exchange students
Monday, March 17th, 2025
via The Union Leader (New Hampshire)ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE) is looking for local families to host boys and girls ages 15–18 for the next academic year.
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Pine-Richland board gives itself final power over book selections at school library
Monday, March 17th, 2025
via TribLive (Pennsylvania)After months of tumultuous debate, the Pine-Richland School Board voted 5-4 Monday night to pass a new library policy, amid outcry from community members who have labelled it a 'book ban.' The policy places the final power to add or remove district library books in the hands of the school
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement
To afford rising costs, Wake schools superintendent proposes budget changes, cuts
Monday, March 17th, 2025
via WRAL (North Carolina)By Emily Walkenhorst and Destinee Patterson, WRAL reportersWake County Public School System Superintendent Robert Taylor is proposing budget cuts to afford higher operating costs.Taylor is proposing a…
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Bill tracker: Lawmakers work on reining in Indiana’s red flag law and raising teacher pay
Monday, March 17th, 2025
via The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)IndyStar is tracking which bills moving through the Indiana General Assembly were acted on each week.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Transmittal Interview 1 — Matt Regier
Sunday, March 16th, 2025
via Montana Public Radio (Montana)The 69th Legislature is starting Week 11 today. Republican Senate President Matt Regier joins the podcast.
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Health officials recommend vaccines amidst rise in measles cases
Sunday, March 16th, 2025
via Honolulu Star-Advertiser (Hawaii)Dr. Gina French, a pediatrician at Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children, has been spending more time these days explaining the importance of vaccines to patients and clearing up…
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In Pembroke, Education Freedom Accounts draw debate, voters pass budget
Saturday, March 15th, 2025
via Concord Monitor (New Hampshire)Karen Yeaton is happy to talk about Education Freedom Accounts. Just not on the floor at Town Meeting.
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Assemblywoman Aura Dunn Champions Brighter Smiles, Pushes to Nix Tax on Oral Health Products
Friday, March 14th, 2025
via TAPinto (New Jersey)'Good oral health isn't just about pearly whites. It's about overall well-being,' said Assemblywoman Aura Dunn (R-Morris). 'No one should have to dig deeper into their pockets just to brush their...
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WA Parents’ Bill of Rights advances out of House after heated debate
Friday, March 14th, 2025
via The Seattle Times (Washington)Initiative 2081, signed by over 448,000 people and commonly referred to as the "Parents' Bill of Rights," was adopted by the Washington Legislature in 2024.
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With another cutoff having passed, here are some bills that WA lawmakers are still mulling
Friday, March 14th, 2025
via The Bellingham Herald (Washington)Wednesday marked the cutoff for bills to clear their house of origin.
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Local conservative group wants these 95 books off Las Cruces school shelves
Friday, March 14th, 2025
via Las Cruces Sun-News (New Mexico)The Coalition of Conservatives in Action compiled a list of 95 books, with authors like Coleen Hoover, John Green and George R.R. Martin.
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Jhone Ebert named new Clark County School District superintendent
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
via The Nevada Independent (Nevada)The Clark County School Board voted unanimously on Thursday to offer the superintendent job to state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jhone Ebert, elevating an state administrator with deep roots in the district.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Biological Boys in Women’s Sports: Women and Student Athletes Address California Interscholastic Federation Board Meeting
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
via California Globe (California)Will California continue to defy Trump's order banning transgender women, girls in school sports?
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Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Florida Case Over Gender Identity in Schools
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
via The New York Times (Florida)The mother at the center of the case, January Littlejohn, was a guest of the first lady Melania Trump at President Trump's speech to Congress last week.
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Rep. Duchow: Votes for public safety
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)Madison, WI – Today, State Representative Cindi Duchow (R-Delafield) voted with her colleagues in the Assembly to approve a public safety package that focuses on increasing penalties for certain crimes including reckless driving, intentional harm to a police or fire...
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Greg Abbott cites debunked claim that public schools catered to ‘furries’ in latest voucher push
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)The governor's remarks seemed to call back unfounded rumors that public schools across the country were catering to students who identified as animals.
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Greg Abbott releases details on TEA probe into HISD’s Bellaire High over student pronoun allegations
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)Gov. Abbott called for Bellaire High School employees to be investigated for child "abuse or neglect" after allegedly calling a student by different pronouns.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
‘Parental rights’ or ‘book banning zealots’? RI bill opens up culture war over school libraries.
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
via The Providence Journal (Rhode Island)This year's Freedom to Read bill has opened a crack in the culture wars around book banning.
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