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Republicans Target Social Sciences to Curb Ideas They Don’t Like
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
via The New York TimesConservatives in Florida have moved from explosive politics to subtler tactics to uproot liberal 'indoctrination' in higher education by removing classes like Sociology from core requirements.
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Trump’s Education Secretary Pick Has a Short Résumé Related to Schools
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
via The New York TimesLinda McMahon is known for her many years in the wrestling world. Though her education experience is more limited than previous secretaries, she has embraced both conservative and bipartisan ideas.
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Northern Va. school board chairs ask state to delay new accountability measures
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe chairs of eight Northern Virginia school boards are asking the state's Education Department to delay implementation of the new accountability system.
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Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what that would mean
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
via The Associated PressThroughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education, describing it as being infiltrated by 'radicals, zealots and Marxists.'
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How Tulsi Gabbard Became a Favorite of Russia’s State Media
Monday, November 18th, 2024
via The New York TimesPresident-elect Donald J. Trump's pick to be the director of national intelligence has raised alarms among national security officials.
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Did School Battles Hurt Democrats in Liberal Strongholds?
Monday, November 18th, 2024
via The New York TimesVoters in the Virginia suburbs shifted toward Trump. Some said they were still frustrated by pandemic closures and fights over gender, race and testing in schools.
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Some Montgomery County high schools will offer a Holocaust studies course
Monday, November 18th, 2024
via The Washington PostSome Montgomery high schools will offer Holocaust studies as a semester-long elective course, following a school board vote earlier this month.
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Oregon School Leaders on Leave After 2 Teachers Charged With Sex Abuse
Sunday, November 17th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe police said the St. Helens School District was informed of the abuse allegations as early as 2019 but officials failed to alert the authorities.
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Trump vowed to push schools to the right on gender and race. Now he can.
Sunday, November 17th, 2024
via The Washington PostSchools that don't comply may risk losing federal funding.
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Oregon school board chair resigns, superintendent and principal on leave over sex abuse arrests
Friday, November 15th, 2024
via The Associated PressA school district in northwest Oregon has put its superintendent and high school principal on leave and accepted the school board chair's resignation.
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Fairfax school board renews superintendent’s contract, raises salary to $424k
Friday, November 15th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe Fairfax County school board has renewed the contract of Superintendent Michelle Reid, increasing her annual salary to more than $424,000.
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Transgender-rights advocates say the election of Trump and his allies marks a major setback
Friday, November 15th, 2024
via The Associated PressElection victories for Donald Trump and other candidates whose campaigns demeaned transgender people reinforced a widespread backlash against trans rights.
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Trump wants to end ‘wokeness’ in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage
Friday, November 15th, 2024
via The Associated PressPresident-elect Donald Trump has a vision for education that revolves around a single goal: to rid America's schools of perceived 'wokeness' and 'left-wing indoctrination.'
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The central argument behind the Gaetz nomination: Democrats are worse
Thursday, November 14th, 2024
via The Washington PostPresident-elect Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz to run the Justice Department is reactionary both in motivation and in the defenses it has triggered.
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Rancher, Politician, Trump Ally: Who Is Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security Pick?
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe governor of South Dakota has defied coronavirus restrictions and been a vocal critic of President Biden's immigration policies.
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Could Trump Shut Down the Department of Education?
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
via The New York TimesDonald Trump said he would use the department to further his priorities. He also said he would close it. Both options would face difficulties.
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Noem’s Cabinet appointment will make a plain-spoken rancher South Dakota’s new governor
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
via The Associated PressSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem built a national profile that had fellow Republicans buzzing about her future.
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Texas county reverses classification of Indigenous history book as fiction
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024
via The Washington PostA Montgomery County committee caused an outcry after labelling 'Colonization and the Wampanoag story,' a children's Native American history book, as fiction.
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Illinois on Election Day
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024
via The Associated PressThe race for president tops the list of federal, state and local contests in Illinois, where voters have supported the Democratic presidential nominee for decades but lower-ballot contests are more…
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