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District B Trustee candidates face unusual election process

District B Trustee candidates face unusual election process

Tuesday, October 1st, 2024

via Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada)

CCSD trustee election for Katie Williams' seat

Racism, School Board – General, Parent Involvement

CT town has parking restrictions for 2024 Apple Harvest Festival

CT town has parking restrictions for 2024 Apple Harvest Festival

Tuesday, October 1st, 2024

via Hartford Courant (Connecticut)

Parking will be limited over the next two weekends as the 2024 Apple Harvest Festival gears up for another season

Racism

JD Vance panned infrastructure spending but now embraces it: JD Vance in the news

JD Vance panned infrastructure spending but now embraces it: JD Vance in the news

Monday, September 30th, 2024

via Cleveland.com (Ohio)

Before taking office, Ohio Sen. JD Vance panned a bipartisan plan that targeted more than $1 trillion toward infrastructure work. An analysis found the Republican vice presidential nominee now is all in, seeking more than $200 million for Ohio.

Racism

Vance criticized an infrastructure law as a candidate then embraced it as a senator

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.

Racism

Get them on the shelves and keep them there. Advocates continue to fight against book bans

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

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.

Racism

As data requests intensify, Rochester Public Schools lobbies to modify the Minnesota Data Practices Act

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.'

Racism, School Board – General

Peoria Unified votes to save mental health support

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.

Racism

A ‘religious separatist movement in American education’ • Michigan Advance

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…

Racism, Parent Involvement

The firing of 2 teachers in 1997 sparked a curriculum debate in New Mexico schools

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

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 ...

Racism

Election 2024: Meet the candidates for NC superintendent of public instruction

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.

Racism, School Board – General

Group says SPS cuts parents out of gender identity decisions. Records show otherwise

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.

Racism, School Board – General

Rep. Burgess Owens’ new bill would prohibit college accreditors from requiring DEI, CRT

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'

Racism

Lapointe: Is WJR radio trying to shed its right-wing bias?

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

Racism

U.S. House passes ‘anti-woke’ bill aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion in higher ed • Ohio Capital Journal

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…

Racism

Conservative challenger seeks to oust two-term incumbent to oversee Washington Public Schools

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.

Racism, School Board – General

PRC plans 8 North Park electronic recycling collections in October

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;…

Racism

Do you know the 3 branches of U.S. government? Many don’t, leading to a push for civics education

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.

Racism

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