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Merrick Garland hearing: Texas representative grilled Garland over whether his department was still targeting parents

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) pressed U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday about whether his department has rescinded its directive to have the FBI investigate alleged threats against school personnel by looking into parents who protest at local school…

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Moms for Liberty read ‘porn’ hoping to ban books, as Seminole school board listens

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

Moms for Liberty, the conservative group founded in Florida and now a force in national politics, aimed to get books pulled from Seminole County Public Schools libraries by reading aloud at a schoo…

Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General

Education should be headline issue at next GOP debate

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)

Next year's presidential election is about more than just who occupies the White House for four years; it's a battle to preserve America.

Parent Involvement, Racism

New school year highlights book, curriculum bans facing America’s teachers

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

via WPXI-TV (Pennsylvania)

Two stories of teachers facing discipline and a gubernatorial candidate using a flamethrower underscore the difficulties facing educators as the new school year begins.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General, Racism

Texas teacher fired for assigning graphic book on Anne Frank’s diary

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

A teacher in Beaumont, Tex., assigned eighth graders to read from 'Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation,' in which Frank wrote about female and male genitalia.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans

Las peticiones de vetos de libros en EEUU siguen batiendo récords, según grupo de bibliotecarios

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

via The Associated Press (Iowa)

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Las prohibiciones y solicitudes de prohibir libros siguen batiendo récords, según indicó la Asociación de Bibliotecas de los Estados Unidos (ALA, por sus siglas en inglés).

Parents

This Florida college chose a president outside the DeSantis orbit

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General

Mid-Missouri organization to show documentary on human trafficking

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

via The News Tribune (Missouri)

Human trafficking is not just something that happens to people overseas.

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Florida school district bans 5 books after hearing passages read aloud at meetings

Tuesday, September 19th, 2023

via Miami Herald (Florida)

TAMPA, Fla. — The Pinellas County school district has pulled five books from its shelves amid concerns that their content, which includes graphic sex and violence, is inappropriate for minors.

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Carroll County Public School students take a stand against potential book bans

Tuesday, September 19th, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

Students are weighing in on potential book bans in Carroll County Schools.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans

GOP budget draft backs universal private school vouchers, delays Parents’ Bill of Rights

Tuesday, September 19th, 2023

via The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)

North Carolina is poised to join a small but growing number of states that offer universal access to private school vouchers.

Parents

Nikki Haley’s Consensus Appeal

Tuesday, September 19th, 2023

via The New Yorker (New York)

A canny establishment conservative may be Biden's greatest threat in 2024. But can she solve the Trump problem?

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Florida ethics cases sit on DeSantis’ desk as he vows to ‘break the swamp’

Tuesday, September 19th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

As Gov. Ron DeSantis vows to clean up Washington if elected president, dozens of ethics orders seeking to punish the misdeeds of Florida politicians have been languishing on his desk in Tallahassee.…

Parents

Pinellas schools ban 5 books after hearing passages read aloud at meetings

Tuesday, September 19th, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

The district restricted another 11 titles to high school juniors and seniors who have parent permission.

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Man arrested for strong-arm robbery

Tuesday, September 19th, 2023

via Waterloo Courier Inc (Iowa)

The victim told police the defendant assaulted him and made him move funds to his online account.

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Republican states quit nation’s oldest library group amid culture war over books

Tuesday, September 19th, 2023

via A.D.N. & Co (Alaska)

They are turning down money and training from a 150-year-old organization they believe is set on promulgating explicit texts to children

Parent Involvement, School Board – General

Ken Paxton verdict heightens political tension ahead of education special session

Tuesday, September 19th, 2023

via Texas Tribune (Texas)

The Texas House and Senate were already far apart on 'school choice.' Anger over the impeachment trial might make it even harder to find common ground.

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