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Florida says it doesn’t want indoctrination in schools — but look at the materials it just approved
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)The materials come from a right-wing organization that has asked other states to approve its offerings, too.
Parent Involvement, Racism
Teacher of the Year was supposed to be an honor. Then politics intervened.
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)As the culture wars have come for public education in the United States, the Teacher of the Year contest has become yet another battlefield.
Racism, LGBTQ+, School Board – General
On-campus DEI bureaucrats are already ditching new loyalty oaths
Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)Will the last diversity, equity, and inclusion bureaucrat to leave their office on campus please turn out the lights?
Racism
Indiana Attorney General focuses on ‘religious liberties’ in updated Parents’ Bill of Rights
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita unveiled on Tuesday the fourth and possibly final installment of his so-called Parents' Bill of Right. It primarily focuses on religious expression in school.
Racism
Trump says Jack Smith a ‘deranged lunatic’ during wide ranging rally speech in N.H.
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
via Boston Herald (Massachusetts)On Friday the Special Counsel, who the president described as a 'deranged lunatic,' asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to issue a protective order barring Trump from sharing information received during discovery.
Racism
Air Force veteran Tony Grady joins Nevada’s crowded Senate GOP field, which includes former ally
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)Retired Air Force Lt. Col. and former Lt. Gov. candidate Tony Grady announced his bid for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, joining an increasingly crowded GOP field hoping to unseat Democrat Jacky Rosen in…
Racism
Attorney General Todd Rokita releases Parents’ Bill of Rights on religious freedom
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
via Indystar (Indiana)Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced an updated Parents' Bill of Rights that tackles religious freedom in public schools.
Parent Involvement, Racism
Air Force veteran Tony Grady joins Nevada’s crowded Senate GOP field
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
via Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)Retired Air Force Lt. Col. and former Lt. Gov. candidate Tony Grady announced his bid for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, joining an increasingly crowded GOP field hoping to unseat Democrat Jacky Rosen in…
Racism
What is PragerU? The conservative education platform now in Florida schools
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
via KHON2 (Hawaii)The Florida Department of Education is raising alarm with its recent approval of the conservative education platform PragerU, which touts itself as an alternative to progressive 'indoctrination,' for use in classrooms this school year.
Racism
School board member’s resignation adds to tumult for York County school district
Monday, August 7th, 2023
via Press Herald (Maine)Jameson Davis, who ran unopposed last year for the RSU 21 seat, announced she was stepping down in a full-page ad in her local paper, saying the board is too focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Parent Involvement, Racism, School Board – General
Playbook: Welcome to the courtroom campaign
Monday, August 7th, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)And Ron DeSantis's campaign boycott of NBC News is over.
Racism
Wisconsin CRT Notice
Monday, August 7th, 2023
via Madison.com (Wisconsin)PUBLIC NOTICE The Wisconsin Cyber Response Team (CRT) intends to solicit assistance from the Department of Defense's Innovative Readiness Training Program. This assistance will include Information Security maturity, resilience, and
Racism
What is critical race theory and why is it controversial?
Monday, August 7th, 2023
via Deseret News (Utah)Critical race theory, as taught in schools today, is vastly different from how it developed more than 40 years ago by Derek Bell and others.
Racism
Republican presidential candidates roast Biden at Hinson BBQ Bash
Monday, August 7th, 2023
via The Gazette (Iowa)Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson fiddled on her violin with a four-piece band, playing a series of country tunes as attendees piled coleslaw, baked beans and pulled pork onto paper plates, while a slate of Republican presidential candidates worked the room at Hinson's annual BBQ Bash political fundraiser in Cedar Rapids Sunday.
Racism
In an Atlanta suburb, American realities collide over Trump’s indictment
Sunday, August 6th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)MARIETTA, Ga. - Hours after former president Donald Trump was indicted for trying to overturn the 2020 election, Jenny Peterson was heading off to pick up Mexican food for her family. She'd tried to…
School Board – General, Racism
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.
Racism
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