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DeSantis’ ‘anti-woke’ bills are costing Florida millions of dollars in business
Sunday, August 6th, 2023
via CBS News (Pennsylvania)"We're booking '26 to '30 now, so any impact that this might have is not going to be seen for years to come."
Racism
Trump is still DeSantis’ main rival. But watch out for Tim Scott.
Sunday, August 6th, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)The South Carolina senator is gaining traction among Republicans with his faith-forward campaign.
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LEARNS Act referendum bid falls short
Sunday, August 6th, 2023
via El Dorado News-Times (Arkansas)An effort to put Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' education overhaul law to a referendum failed to get enough signatures, the Arkansas secretary of state's office said Friday.
School Safety, Racism
Trump indictment yields radically different reactions in a divided country
Sunday, August 6th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)Trump has changed the lives of Jenny Peterson and Jerry Ramsey. But they inhabit opposite poles in a divided America.
School Board – General, Racism
The DEI threat to our military academies
Sunday, August 6th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)The U.S. military's failure to prepare adequately to protect the nation's security is perhaps most evident in the military academies. Here, young cadets are supposed to be trained for a career of service to the country as officers. These once-venerable institutions, which claim to prioritize…
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How a Sexual Assault in a School Bathroom Became a Political Weapon
Saturday, August 5th, 2023
via The New York Times (Wisconsin)It was an explosive claim — that a Virginia school district covered up a crime in order to protect transgender rights. But was it true?
Racism, School Board – General
Group’s petition to put LEARNS Act on ballot falls short of signatures requirement
Saturday, August 5th, 2023
via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)An effort to put Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' education overhaul law to a referendum failed to get enough signatures, the Arkansas secretary of state's office said Friday.
School Safety, Racism
Ron DeSantis speaks at New Hampshire town hall
Saturday, August 5th, 2023
via WBAL-TV 11 (Maryland)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, touched on a number of topics recently in a "Conversation with the Candidate" town hall event with New Hampshire voters.
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What is going on
Saturday, August 5th, 2023
via Daily Herald (Illinois)An Elgin letter to the editor: Message to Sen. Dick Durbin from a conservative point of view: You treat us like we're stupid.
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DeSantis appointee to Disney board taught seminar, falsely claimed White people were slaves in America
Friday, August 4th, 2023
via CBS News (Pennsylvania)Ron Peri used discredited research to say there was an "Irish slave trade"
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The College Board says AP psychology is ‘effectively banned’ in Florida
Friday, August 4th, 2023
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)The College Board announced Thursday that Florida school districts should no longer offer Advanced Placement psychology, one of the most popular AP courses, the latest skirmish in its battle with the…
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Opening the campaign finance floodgates?
Friday, August 4th, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)Good Friday morning!There was so much stuff crammed into the 'Elections Transparency Act' that the massive increases in campaign contribution limits felt like more of an afterthought as it was being…
Racism, School Board – General
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Madison Public Library cancels Moms For Liberty event due to potential overcrowding
Friday, August 4th, 2023
via WAFF (Alabama)The news of this event being cancelled has generated a lot of public interest because of this group.
Parent Involvement, Racism
Ills of illiteracy
Friday, August 4th, 2023
via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)The NAACP needs to either change its name, or its focus. The defining word in the acronym, which was created more than a century ago, ought to be the third letter: Advancement.
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A growing tide of Trump support in Alabama
Friday, August 4th, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)And a solid but not stellar jobs report lands.
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Tension intensifies between College Board and Florida over AP courses
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
via CBS News (Pennsylvania)Already at arms over the AP African American studies course, the College Board has accused Florida of having "effectively banned" the advanced placement psychology class.
Parent Involvement, Racism
Tension intensifies between College Board and Florida with clash over AP psychology course
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
via CBS News (Pennsylvania)Already at arms over the AP African American studies course, the College Board has accused Florida of having "effectively banned" the advanced placement psychology class.
Parent Involvement, Racism
Ryan Walters targets Tulsa Public Schools in Twitter video
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)Tulsa Public Schools says it does not receive money from the Chinese government, as state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters has alleged.
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Black fraternity and engineers group pull conventions out of Florida, over state’s “racist policies”
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
via CBS News (Pennsylvania)The Sunshine State will lose out on roughly $4.6 million in economic activity, Alpha Phi Alpha's president said.
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