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Vance criticized an infrastructure law as a candidate then embraced it as a senator
Monday, September 30th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Washington)JD Vance once criticized a bipartisan 2021 law that invested billions in America's crumbling infrastructure.
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Get them on the shelves and keep them there. Advocates continue to fight against book bans
Sunday, September 29th, 2024
via The San Diego Union-Tribune (California)Censorship doesn't always have to be loud, like a towering plume of smoke from a blazing stack of controversial books. It can be quieter, like technically checking the box of including diverse lite…
Racism, School Board – General, Book Bans
Backflip to the future: The lasting legacy of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
Sunday, September 29th, 2024
via Enquirer (Ohio)The THPS video game franchise had a profound cultural impact on gaming, skateboarding and music.
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As data requests intensify, Rochester Public Schools lobbies to modify the Minnesota Data Practices Act
Saturday, September 28th, 2024
via Post Bulletin (Minnesota)'People are monetizing this, and it's going to explode,' Superintendent Kent Pekel said about the process of requesting the district's data. 'It's an unproductive drain on our resources.'
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Peoria Unified votes to save mental health support
Friday, September 27th, 2024
via 12News (Arizona)After two weeks of public outcry, the board voted 4-0 on Thursday to save the program using district money. Otherwise, it would have ended at the end of the month.
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A ‘religious separatist movement in American education’ • Michigan Advance
Thursday, September 26th, 2024
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)The effort to get school vouchers approved nationwide has a long and varied history, but a book released this month posits that it is essentially a Christian Nationalist attempt at undermining public…
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The firing of 2 teachers in 1997 sparked a curriculum debate in New Mexico schools
Thursday, September 26th, 2024
via KOAT (New Mexico)The Vaughn Municipal School District's firing of two teachers in 1997 for refusing to teach a state-prescribed curriculum ignited a debate on educational freedom and curriculum standards.
School Board – General, Racism
The ‘banned books’ racket; and busway’s costs hidden
Thursday, September 26th, 2024
via The Day (Connecticut)This week is what librarians and leftists in Connecticut and throughout the country call Banned Books Week. A more accurate name for it would be Submit to Authority Week. The week is misnamed because ...
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Election 2024: Meet the candidates for NC superintendent of public instruction
Wednesday, September 25th, 2024
via The Fayetteville Observer (North Carolina)The next person to fill this role would oversee a time in Tar Heel history when public education has come under fire.
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Group says SPS cuts parents out of gender identity decisions. Records show otherwise
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
via Springfield News-Leader (Missouri)Springfield Public Schools' guidelines for accommodating transgender students outline expectations for involving parents in decisions on names and pronouns.
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Rep. Burgess Owens’ new bill would prohibit college accreditors from requiring DEI, CRT
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
via Deseret News (Utah)'We're not going to support anti-American Marxist ideologies, like DEI and CRT,' Owens said. 'We need to get back to basics'
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Lapointe: Is WJR radio trying to shed its right-wing bias?
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
via Detroit Metro Times (Michigan)Tom Jordan's exit suggests changes in and on the air
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U.S. House passes ‘anti-woke’ bill aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion in higher ed • Ohio Capital Journal
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)A GOP measure barring accrediting organizations from requiring colleges and universities to adopt diversity, equity and inclusion policies as a condition of accreditation passed the U.S. House last…
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Conservative challenger seeks to oust two-term incumbent to oversee Washington Public Schools
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
via The Spokesman-Review (Washington)Washington voters this year can grant a third term to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal or fill the office with a fresh face to match newcomers who will fill at least four other statewide offices, including governor.
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PRC plans 8 North Park electronic recycling collections in October
Sunday, September 22nd, 2024
via Union Progress (Pennsylvania)Throughout October, Pennsylvania Resources Council will collect electronics for recycling on Mondays and Wednesdays in North Park. Individuals can drop off at the unlimited cell- or home phones;…
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Do you know the 3 branches of U.S. government? Many don’t, leading to a push for civics education
Sunday, September 22nd, 2024
via Texarkana Gazette (Arkansas)BLUFFTON, South Carolina -- On the first day of his American National Government class, Prof. Kevin Dopf asks how many of his students are United States citizens. Every hand shoots up.
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‘A ticking time bomb’: How North Carolina’s Mark Robinson became Donald Trump’s problem
Saturday, September 21st, 2024
via WRAL (North Carolina)North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson rose to fame through a hole in the state's political ecosystem. Now closely scrutinized, Robinson is losing the gubernatorial race and Donald Trump is distancing himself in the battleground state.
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Orange County deputies shoot, kill man they say ran toward them with a knife
Saturday, September 21st, 2024
via WESH (Florida)Sheriff John Mina says a woman called saying her boyfriend was suicidal.
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Moderate, conservative forces square off in Pinellas school board race
Saturday, September 21st, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)The campaign to replace retiring Carol Cook has proven nasty from the start.
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