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California judge halts district policy requiring parents be told if kids change pronouns
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via The Durango Herald (Colorado)SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday halted a Southern California school district from requiring parents to be notified if their children change their gender identification or pronouns at…
Parent Involvement, School Board – General
Nikki Haley to sign pledge protecting parental rights while campaigning in New Hampshire
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will sign a pledge to protect parental rights by a conservative group trying to reshape school content during her campaign swing through New Hampshire on Wednesday.
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DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to state ethics commission
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to the Florida Commission on Ethics. The group rose to prominence quickly after its 2021 start.
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General
Nikki Haley speaks out against lockdowns and school closures as COVID-19 cases rise
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley warned against returning to lockdowns and shutting down schools amid a post-summer rise in COVID-19 cases nationwide, claiming the last time the country went into lockdown, it "wreaked havoc" on the United States.
Parent Involvement, Racism
Cobb school district removes books, citing lack of interest
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via AJC (Georgia)A high school library in Cobb County removed an American classic that touches on adultery. A school district spokesperson says the 19th century book, "The Scarlet Letter," was not popular with students.
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Rising numbers of Oklahoma kindergartners skipping vaccinations
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via The Journal Record (Oklahoma)Oklahoma's kindergarteners are now the least-vaccinated in the region.
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Former Rep. Mike Rogers woos Trump voters in Michigan U.S. Senate announcement ⋆ Michigan Advance
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, a Livingston County native who graduated from Howell High School, has made it official that he is running for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat. In a video posted Wednesday morning to his X account (formerly Twitter), Rogers appears to make a strong bid to attract supporters of former President […]
Parent Involvement, Racism
Mom sues Virginia school district over daughter’s transgender secret
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)A Virginia mother is suing her local school district which she says declined to notify her that her daughter was identifying as a male at school and was being harassed and assaulted by other students.
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New education bills would block CRT, back parents
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)(The Center Square) – A new trio of House education bills would push back on Critical Race Theory and federal rules in local public schools, the latest in an ongoing battle led by Republicans to respond to curriculum and policy changes in education.
Parent Involvement, Racism
Oklahoma kindergartens are now the least-vaccinated in the region
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)The latest survey of vaccination readiness to start the school year showed the exemption rate in Oklahoma rising to 3.5% in the 2021-22 school year.
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Our View: Durango VFW squeezed with parents protesting Mothers for Liberty
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via The Durango Herald (Colorado)Durango's Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 4031, found itself in a tricky spot last night. Moms for Liberty, a conservative parental rights group focused on education, had joined the La Plata County GOP...
Social Emotional Learning, Parent Involvement, School Board – General, Racism
Lt. Gov. Zuckerman Goes on a ‘Banned Books Tour’
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via Seven Days (Vermont)Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman practices a straightforward approach to countering book bans across the country: Read from the books and talk about them. "In this...
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General, Racism
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Clarence Page: When is a book ban not a ‘ban’? Officials dance around censorship efforts.
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via Chicago Tribune (Illinois)Culture wars have reached Illinois and Gov. J.B. Pritzker has entered the fray by signing what's being called the nation's first ban against book bans.
Parent Involvement, Book Bans
After weeks of controversy, Gettysburg school board votes to retain transgender tennis coach
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via PENNLive (Pennsylvania)Tennis players started the school year without a coach after the board delayed re-hiring Sasha Yates.
Parent Involvement, School Board – General
Georgia ban on hormone therapy for transgender minors can resume, judge rules
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)The Georgia ban on hormone therapy for minors can resume, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, after a federal appeals court upheld a similar Alabama law last month. The state's ban was halted by a court injunction last month, a day before the 11th Circuit of Appeals ruled that Alabama's similar ban could go forward. The...
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DeSantis names Moms for Liberty co-founder to Florida ethics panel
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)The move highlights how the governor has elevated the group.
Parent Involvement, School Board – General
Democrats and the struggle to keep Miami-Dade blue
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)Good morning and thanks for reading Playbook. A big question looming over South Florida is whether the 2022 Republican victory in Miami-Dade County was a fluke.And one place to look for the answer is…
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N.J. Democrats find a message to unite on, including with Republicans
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)Good Wednesday morning!New Jersey Democrats, confronted with a culture war issue, appear to have finally united around a message. It's just not one generally shared by their base.The Biden…
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Nikki Haley adds controversial former U.S. Senate candidate to campaign team
Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
via Deseret News (Utah)Don Bolduc, who won the New Hampshire Republican nomination for U.S. Senate last year, is Haley's new state chair
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