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What Education Dept. layoffs mean for students with disabilities
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
via NBC Chicago (Illinois)The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon.
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Court rules against Florida parents in school gender case that gained national attention
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)The Tallahassee mother who sued sat with First Lady Melania Trump during President Trump's address to Congress last week.
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In Annapolis, Democrats foolishly stick to DEI READER COMMENTARY
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
via The Baltimore Sun (Maryland)Maryland Democrats offer pro-DEI non-binding resolution that will risk federal funding while accomplishing nothing for the state.
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Republicans and Democrats have tense debate over bill to ban gender-affirming care for youth • Wisconsin Examiner
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)This is the fourth bill related to transgender youth to get a hearing in the Wisconsin Assembly in the last two weeks.
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Morrisey signs anti-trans ‘gender definition’ bill into law
Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
via The Herald-Dispatch (West Virginia)Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Wednesday signed into law his priority bill defining 'men' and 'women."
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Partisan politics infiltrating non-partisan local Illinois elections
Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
via Quad-City Times (Illinois)Though municipal and school board races in Illinois are nonpartisan, voters may see many of the same political themes that were hallmarks of races during the 2024 presidential election cycle.
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Partisan support divided among six candidates for Cedarburg School Board
Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)School board races are nonpartisan. Nevertheless, the six candidates running for Cedarburg School Board have found themselves supported by partisan groups.
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Wheeler High School students get firsthand look at judicial system
Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
via The Times (Indiana)A panel of Indiana Court of Appeal judges heard oral arguments of an actual case in front of around 60 students at Wheeler High School on Tuesday.
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Suit claims Pa. Human Relations Commission’s LGBTQ+ protections are unconstitutional • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
via Pennsylvania Capital-Star (Pennsylvania)The suit claims PHRC 'created a heretofore unimagined meaning of 'sex' within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.'
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School choice debate intensifies at Texas House
Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
via FOX 7 Austin (Texas)The school choice debate intensified on Tuesday. Those for and against the idea faced off during a committee hearing in the state house.
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Education Department Plans to Fire Up to Half Its Staff
Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
via The New York Times (New York)The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.
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‘We’re disposable’: Supporters rally outside Department of Education’s DC offices
Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
via WTOP (District of Columbia)Dozens of supporters rallied outside the Department of Education's D.C. headquarters as the agency faces cuts and even possible dismantling under Trump.
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Bedford County resident Joy Powers announces campaign for Va.’s House 51 district
Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)Bedford County resident Joy Powers has announced she is running for Virginia's House 51st District in the Nov. 4 election.
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Two Florida universities face federal scrutiny over civil rights
Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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Esposito and McManus Announce Candidacy for Assembly in LD-4
Monday, March 10th, 2025
via Insider NJ (New Jersey)Amanda Esposito and Gerard 'Jerry' McManus announce their candidacy for Assembly in New Jersey's 4th Legislative District. The district encompasses 10 municipalities spanning 3 counties including…
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Educators fear impact of Trump’s transgender crackdown on students, schools
Monday, March 10th, 2025
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)Some school districts, wary of risking the president's ire or cuts to their budgets, could walk back public support for transgender students, educators, and LGBTQ individuals, advocates said.
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New ‘End DEI’ portal allows anyone to report schools with diversity programs
Monday, March 10th, 2025
via NJ.com (New Jersey)The Education Dept.'s new portal raises concerns about neighbors "informing" on schools and potential penalties.
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Bill tracker: Red flag law expungement, county jail anticorruption bills advance
Monday, March 10th, 2025
via The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)IndyStar is tracking which bills moving through the Indiana General Assembly were acted on each week.
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Bill to catalog Nebraska school ‘tools of mass surveillance’ hits roadblock
Monday, March 10th, 2025
via Norfolk Daily News (Nebraska)LINCOLN — A state lawmaker's attempt to publicly catalog 'tools of mass surveillance' in Nebraska public school districts is on pause, at least for now, as she finds an alternate
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