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Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
via The Associated PressTennessee's GOP-controlled Statehouse has given their final approval on legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent.
Parents
Gay actor’s speech back on at Pennsylvania school after cancellation over his ‘lifestyle’
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
via The Associated PressA Pennsylvania school district has reversed the cancellation of an appearance by actor and children's book author Maulik Pancholy.
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Senior ‘skip day’ was an annual tradition. Then 5 teens were shot.
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
via The Washington PostGreenbelt officials and community members are grappling with how to move forward after five teenagers were wounded at a 'senior skip day' outing.
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Read the Ruling
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
via The New York TimesIn a 4-3 decision, the New York Court of Appeals found that the trial judge who presided over Mr. Weinstein's case had made a crucial mistake, allowing prosecutors to call as witnesses a series of…
Racism
Venezuela broke its HPV vaccine promises, and there’s barely any sex ed. Experts say it’s a problem
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
via The Associated PressVenezuela's government has repeatedly broken its promise to provide vaccines against HPV for free, and many public-school teachers ignore the requirement to teach sex ed.
Sex Education
US births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe number of U.S. births fell last year. It was the lowest count in more than 40 years. A little under 3.6 million babies were born in the U.S. in 2023, about 76,000 fewer than the year before.
Sex Education
Jury rejects claims that Fairfax schools mishandled teen’s rape claims
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
via The Washington PostA federal jury in Virginia rejected a lawsuit claiming that the Fairfax County school system mishandled rape allegations by a student more than a decade ago.
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Jury sides with school system in suit accusing it of ignoring middle-schooler’s sex assault claims
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
via The Associated PressA jury has rejected a woman's lawsuit seeking tens of millions of dollars against Virginia's largest school system after she allged she was raped multiple times as a middle schooler.
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House Speaker Johnson visits Columbia University amid protests
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
via The Washington PostJohnson's visit marks the first time the top representative in the House is visiting a colleague campus amid ongoing protests that have at times burst into violent attacks between pro-Palestinian and Jewish students
Parents
Alabama lawmakers advance expansion of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ and ban Pride flags at schools
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
via The Associated PressAlabama lawmakers have advanced legislation to ban teacher-led discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity in public school classrooms through eighth grade.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Tennessee passes bill to let teachers carry guns, a year after mass shooting
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
via The Washington PostA year after six people were killed at Nashville's Covenant School, a Republican supermajority voted to arm educators.
School Safety
Republican candidates vying for Indiana governor to take debate stage
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
via The Associated PressIndiana voters are getting another opportunity to see a debate between Republican candidates seeking their party's nomination as Indiana's next governor.
Parents
Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They’re banning the book ban
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
via The Associated PressAt a time when book bans have soared to their highest levels in decades, a countertrend is emerging.
Parents
Richmond Mayor Stoney tells Democrats he’ll drop bid for Va. governor
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
via The Washington PostRichmond Mayor Levar Stoney is dropping out of next year's race for Virginia governor, possibly to run for lieutenant governor.
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Foundation to convene 3rd annual summit on anti-Asian hate, building AAPI coalitions
Monday, April 22nd, 2024
via The Associated PressThe Asian American Foundation will hold a Heritage Month Summit next month in New York City for AAPI Heritage Month.
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Chinese-Americans Are Pushing San Francisco Toward the Political Center
Monday, April 22nd, 2024
via The Wall Street JournalLong a reliable voting bloc for the left, Chinese-Americans have been important drivers of a recent backlash against progressive policies in San Francisco, galvanized by issues like anti-Asian crime and school policies.
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In D.C.’s Ward 7, a ‘generational’ race to replace council’s Vince Gray
Sunday, April 21st, 2024
via The Washington PostRedistricting, along with longtime Democratic Council member Vincent C. Gray announcing he would not seek reelection, has transformed the political landscape in Ward 7.
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Pennsylvania board’s cancellation of gay actor’s school visit ill-advised, education leaders say
Friday, April 19th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe superintendent and several other top officials of a Pennsylvania school district say their school board's cancellation of a gay actor's visit to a middle school was premature and ill-advised.
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Pennsylvania school district cancel’s actor’s speech over concerns of activism, ‘lifestyle’
Thursday, April 18th, 2024
via The Associated PressA Pennsylvania school district has canceled an upcoming appearance by actor and children's book author Maulik Pancholy.
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