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Inside DOGE’s takeover of the Education Department
Saturday, February 8th, 2025
via NBC New York (New York)Staffers at the Department of Education worry the Department of Government Efficiency is accessing sensitive information and spreading confusion.
Book Bans
New chapter: What to know about Iowa’s new rules governing school book bans
Friday, February 7th, 2025
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)After more than a year, the Iowa Board of Education has approved the last of the rules for Senate File 496.
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New chapter: Iowa finally adopts rules for its school book ban. Yes, there are penalties
Friday, February 7th, 2025
via The Ames Tribune (Iowa)After more than a year, the Iowa Board of Education has approved the last of the rules for Senate File 496.
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U.S. education policy is at a crossroads. This congressional hearing shows why
Friday, February 7th, 2025
via Utah Public Radio (Utah)The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, partisan differences were on full display.
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Battle over the legality of Iowa’s school book ban heats up
Thursday, February 6th, 2025
via The Gazette (Iowa)Lawyers for a book publisher that is challenging Iowa's book ban law called it a 'statewide, one-size-fits-all statute that eliminates discretion by school librarians,' while lawyers for the state characterized it as an appropriate and lawful attempt by lawmakers to control the materials publicly funded schools are offering their students.
Book Bans
Katy ISD paid $46K to an outside law firm that previously worked on a book-ban policy
Thursday, February 6th, 2025
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)The Katy ISD board paid an outside law firm more than $46,000 to provide special counsel despite having its own attorney to serve the district's legal needs.
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What will DOGE target next? Musk looks to the Education Department.
Wednesday, February 5th, 2025
via The Journal News Media Group (New York)A Trump-appointed Education Department official confirmed in a meeting this week that DOGE is already probing the agency, two staffers said.
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Publishers, a library and others sue over Idaho’s law restricting youth access to ‘harmful’ books
Wednesday, February 5th, 2025
via The Associated Press (Washington)Several large book publishers, a tiny public library and others are suing Idaho officials over a law that forces libraries to keep some books in an adults-only section if community members believe they are 'harmful to minors.'
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Questionnaire: Timothy ‘Chaz’ Stevens, candidate for Deerfield Beach mayor
Wednesday, February 5th, 2025
via Sun Sentinel (Florida)Completed questionnaire for Timothy 'Chaz' Stevens, candidate for Deerfield Beach mayor.
School Board – General, Book Bans
Publishers, authors, Idaho library district sue state officials over ‘harmful’ books law
Tuesday, February 4th, 2025
via Idaho Statesman (Idaho)The director of the Donnelly Library District said the law created a 'crisis' for the rural library, which has become an adults-only building.
Book Bans
Book ban investigations ended, including complaints against Forsyth County Schools
Tuesday, February 4th, 2025
via FOX 5 Atlanta (Georgia)The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced it will no longer investigate school book removals, effectively ending its involvement in the nationwide debate over so…
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
How Georgia Democrats are finding ways to fight Donald Trump’s policies
Tuesday, February 4th, 2025
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)A state lawmaker has taken on the persona of a newscaster on the Senate floor in an attempt to get his Republican colleagues' attention.
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‘It’s a long time coming’: Nevada Assembly switches to gender-neutral titles
Tuesday, February 4th, 2025
via The Nevada Independent (Nevada)In today's edition of Behind the Bar, The Indy's legislative reporters break down the first day of session, from Senate Republicans' mail ballot goals to bills LGBTQ+ advocates want to counter Trump…
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Nevada Latino Legislative Caucus opens session with plans to focus on family protections, economy
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
via Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)Before members of the Nevada Latino Legislative Caucus outlined the bills they're prioritizing in the newly convened session of the Nevada Legislature, the group's new chair, Assemblywoman Cecelia…
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Georgia school district no longer required to follow book ban directives
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)The U.S. Department of Education also dismissed multiple complaints related to book bans in the days after Donald Trump was sworn in as president.
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Feds dismiss nationwide book ban complaints that originated in Georgia
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)The U.S. Department of Education also dismissed multiple complaints related to book bans in the days after Donald Trump was sworn in as president.
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Librarians accused of peddling pornography speak out at Sundance
Friday, January 31st, 2025
via The Washington Post (Wyoming)'The Librarians,' from director Kim A. Snyder, follows school librarians who face death threats and, in several cases, job loss for defying book bans.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement, Sex Education
Former Colorado middle-school dean alleges she was fired for protesting district’s book ban as racist
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
via The Denver Post (Colorado)'I felt that the book ban was trying to erase my and my students' cultural heritages,' LeEllen Condry wrote in the discrimination charge.
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Florida judge rules against book ban-opposed parents alleging censorship, discrimination
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)Parents of public school students sued, arguing to U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor that the inconsistency violated the First Amendment.
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