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Progressive Candidate Could Upend the San Francisco Mayor’s Race
Thursday, April 4th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe contest has been dominated by Mayor London Breed and her moderate challengers. Supervisor Aaron Peskin seeks to change that.
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Which states are restricting, or requiring, lessons on race, sex and gender
Thursday, April 4th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe Washington Post is tracking state laws, rules and policies that regulate instruction about topics ranging from the role of slavery in American history to the lives of nonbinary people.
Racism
America has legislated itself into competing red, blue versions of education
Thursday, April 4th, 2024
via The Washington PostStates have passed a blizzard of education laws and policies in recent years that have reshaped how schools teach and present issues of race, sex and gender.
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Movie Review: In ‘Girls State,’ Missouri teens start a mock government
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024
via The Associated PressWhat would an all-female government look like in the U.S.? Or even a majority female government? It's something that remains a fantasy.
School Safety
It’s a Free Country. For How Much Longer?
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024
via The New York TimesThree new books explore the complications of liberty and the seductions of authoritarianism in American life.
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Teachers in Iowa district that had school shooting can get retention bonus next year under new bill
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024
via The Associated PressTeachers and staff in the rural Iowa district where a deadly school shooting took place earlier this year could get bonuses if they don't quit their jobs under a new bill approved by lawmakers and sent to the governor.
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Oklahoma court considers whether to allow the US’ first publicly funded Catholic school
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024
via The Associated PressOklahoma's attorney general is urging the state's highest court to stop the creation of what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school.
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Okla. Supreme Court to weigh nation’s first religious charter school
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024
via The Washington PostThe Oklahoma Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over a proposed Catholic charter school, in a case testing the constitutional bounds of taxpayer funding for religious education.
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Trump aims to be a fearless warrior for White advantage
Monday, April 1st, 2024
via The Washington PostThe former president's team and allies assure his base that the federal government won't use balanced scales.
Racism
In Taiwan, a group is battling fake news one conversation at a time — with a focus on seniors
Monday, April 1st, 2024
via The Washington PostA group in Taiwan is focusing on seniors as it tries to combat fake news, one conversation at a time
Sex Education
Four Montgomery schools lose Title I money after change in poverty metric
Sunday, March 31st, 2024
via The Washington PostFour Montgomery County schools lost their Title I funding this school year. School officials say the change caught them by surprise.
School Board – General
LGBTQ-inclusive church in Cuba welcomes all in a country that once sent gay people to labor camps
Saturday, March 30th, 2024
via The Washington PostAfter the 1959 revolution, Cuba repressed gay people and many were sent to labor camps
Sex Education
Some state lawmakers want school chaplains as part of a ‘rescue mission’ for public education
Saturday, March 30th, 2024
via The Associated PressLawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed legislation to allow spiritual chaplains in public schools.
School Board – General
Georgia House and Senate showcase contrasting priorities as 2024 session ends
Friday, March 29th, 2024
via The Associated PressGeorgia's 2024 legislative session again showcased contrasting Republican approaches to governing. But minority Democrats couldn't leverage those differences to advance top policy priorities.
Sex Education
Read Judge Quraishi’s Ruling
Friday, March 29th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe decision is expected to fundamentally reshape New Jersey politics.
School Board – General
Rise in taxable value of homes in Georgia would be capped if voters approve
Friday, March 29th, 2024
via The Associated PressGeorgia lawmakers have given final approval to a package of legislation they hope will limit property tax increases.
School Board – General
Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes
Friday, March 29th, 2024
via The Associated PressGeorgia lawmakers are agreeing on pay raises for public school teachers and state employees, although they still have differences to work out in the upcoming budget.
School Safety
Biden Title IX rules on trans athletes set for election-year delay
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe administration is preparing to issue Title IX regulations on sex discrimination in schools, but without companion rules on transgender athletics.
LGBTQ+
On last day of Georgia legislative session, bills must pass or die
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe end of Georgia's two-year legislative session arrives Thursday. It's the last day for bills to pass both the House and Senate or die as this term ends.
Sex Education