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A college-level challenge: When free speech sounds like cyberbullying
Friday, July 14th, 2023
via The Day (Connecticut)A University of Chicago student who happens to be white objected to an undergraduate anthropology class titled "The Problem of Whiteness." Daniel Schmidt, a sophomore who didn't know the lecturer,…
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Republicans add several Freedom Caucus-penned amendments to the must-pass NDAA
Friday, July 14th, 2023
via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)House Republicans added a slate of partisan provisions Thursday to the annual Pentagon policy bill, including reversing a military abortion policy, likely forcing the narrow GOP majority to pass the bill without Democratic votes.
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Cisco Swank, The Glow, and More Best Bets for July 13–19
Thursday, July 13th, 2023
via Washington City Paper (District of Columbia)Don't miss Cisco Swank at Songbyrd, a Nam June Paik doc, Destroy Boys, Jessie Gaynor on her novel, Oklahoma! in theaters, and Small Works.
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Policy Matters: Courts, harmful rhetoric delay justice for Tulsa Race Massacre
Thursday, July 13th, 2023
via The Journal Record (Oklahoma)Recent events have again brought international attention to the Tulsa Race Massacre, a dark chapter in our state's history that hasn't gotten a full examination or justice for the survivors.
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House GOP right flank wins votes on hot-button defense bill amendments
Thursday, July 13th, 2023
via 8 News NOW (Nevada)House Republicans reached an agreement to allow votes on controversial amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), resolving a battle within the party while potentially making passage of the must-pass bill more difficult. The amendments include proposals on Ukraine funding, the Pentagon's abortion policy, and more social issues pushed by the party's right flank. […]
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Chair of Moms for Liberty group talks about starting Greene County chapter
Thursday, July 13th, 2023
via News-Leader (Missouri)Megan Patrick, chair of the Greene County chapter said a goal is to raise academic achievement by getting
Parent Involvement, School Board – General, Racism
G.O.P.’s Far Right Seeks to Use Defense Bill to Defund Ukraine War Effort
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
via The New York Times (Alabama)The group's proposals have no chance of passage, but they have further mired the military spending bill in a partisan fight and highlighted Republican divisions over the war.
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House GOP battles stretch out consideration of defense bill
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
via 8 News NOW (Nevada)House consideration of the annual defense authorization bill is likely to be kicked into next week as House Republicans battle over which hot-button-issue amendments will get votes on the floor. The extended timeline is just the latest reflection of the challenges facing Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and GOP leaders as they race to iron out […]
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Amid backlash to stopped lesson on racism, Lexington GOP censures school board chair
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)The Lexington County Republican Party's executive committee voted to censure the Lexington-Richland Five school board's chair, the latest piece of backlash after district officials stopped a teacher's…
Racism, School Board – General
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House Republicans channel America’s culture wars into Pentagon budget battle
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
via A.D.N. & Co (Alaska)This year's Pentagon policy bill faces a potentially messy partisan battle in the House over troops' abortion access, LGBTQ rights and diversity initiatives.
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What Randi Weingarten Leaves Out of the Story
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
via The Wall Street Journal (New York)The teachers-union boss's deflections aren't convincing.
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From a midcareer switch to a top leadership position in Franklin County education
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
via Richmond.com (Virginia)Bernice Cobbs stepped down as superintendent of Franklin County Public Schools on June 30. She is retiring after a 25 years in education, a second career that started in her mid-30s when she made the decision to become a teacher. Cobbs was the first woman and the first Black educator to lead the rural school division.
Social Emotional Learning, Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, School Board – General, Racism
McCarthy confronts bleak reality as conservatives undercut GOP agenda
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)It's not just the Pentagon policy bill that's delayed on the floor. Prepare for further Republican drama over government spending and a big tax bill.
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Conservative demands on defense bill pressure House GOP leaders to bend
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)Conservative pressure to address hot-button issues like abortion, diversity initiatives and Ukraine funding is complicating efforts from House Republican leaders to pass the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), spurring a creative procedural fix to keep floor action on the bill moving while larger issues remain unresolved. Some conservatives want to see amendments to reverse...
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House Republicans channel America’s culture wars in Pentagon budget battle
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
via Press Herald (Maine)This year's Pentagon policy bill faces a potentially messy partisan battle in the House over troops' abortion access, LGBTQ rights and diversity initiatives.
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Children’s picture books are the next targets for book bans
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)This series examines who and what drive objections to K-12 texts amid a culture war over what children should read.
Book Bans, Racism
Clarence Page: A college-level challenge – when free speech sounds like cyberbullying
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
via Press Herald (Maine)At the University of Chicago, a student's Twitter rhetoric sounds a lot like ‘a genuine threat or harassment,' which would violate campus policies.
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Are Florida laws chasing university faculty away? Some see a ‘brain drain’
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)In the months before the Florida Board of Governors met in late March, more than 1,000 people wrote in, mostly to complain. Now, a dozen speakers lined up to be heard in person.
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