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Southern Poverty Law Center flags Naperville-based Awake Illinois as a hate group
Tuesday, June 18th, 2024
via Chicago Tribune (Illinois)Naperville-based Awake Illinois was called out as one of 1,430 hate and anti-government extremist groups operating in the U.S. by the Southern Poverty Law Center.Naperville-based Awake Illinois was...
Parent Involvement, Sex Education
Howard County students were mostly quiet about book bans — until now
Tuesday, June 18th, 2024
via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)Moms for Liberty is targeting more than three dozen titles for removal from Howard County school libraries.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Indy Education: Clark County district leader who reformed West Las Vegas school to retire
Tuesday, June 18th, 2024
via The Nevada Independent (Nevada)In this week's edition of Indy Education, read about Clark County School District Chief of Staff Mike Barton who's retiring at the end of the month.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Abortion is on the ballot in Montana, supporters and opponents agree
Monday, June 17th, 2024
via Independent Record (Montana)Abortion protection could be on the November ballot. What happens in federal elections could also impact future abortion access in the state.
Parents
Beacon Hill Roll Call: Handful of measures without opposition
Monday, June 17th, 2024
via Lowell Sun (Massachusetts)THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives' and senators' votes on roll calls from the week of June 10-14.REVENGE PORN AND TEEN SEXTING (H 4744) - House 155-0, Senate 38-0, approved and sent to Gov. Maura Healey a bill that would prohibit the posting of sexually explicit images of another person online [...]
Parents
More districts leave Virginia School Board Association
Monday, June 17th, 2024
via Inside NoVa (Virginia)A handful of Virginia school boards are exiting the Virginia School Board Association, the longest-running organization dedicated to supporting school boards in the commonwealth, over claims that it has failed
Parents
‘Challenges our authority’: School board in Florida bans book about book bans
Tuesday, June 11th, 2024
via Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida)Indian River County School Board members, for example, said they disliked how it referenced other books that had been removed from schools.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Republican challengers, legislative showdowns: What to watch as Nevadans head to the polls
Tuesday, June 11th, 2024
via The Nevada Independent (Nevada)The Nevada Independent explains the trends and races that we're watching in the primary and what the results could portend for the general election.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
18-year-old Mat-Su grad seeks seat on school board that silenced him
Monday, June 10th, 2024
via Alaska Public Media (Alaska)Ben Kolendo is now running for a seat on the board that chose to limit his opportunities to participate as a student.
Parents
Spindler campaign: Announces her candidacy for the 86th Assembly District seat
Monday, June 10th, 2024
via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)June 10, 2024, Trine [Trin] Spindler Announces her Candidacy for the 86th Assembly District Seat. Stratford, WI… Trine Spindler is a wife, mother, hard-working dairy farmer, and community advocate.…
Parents
A Christian group teaches public school students during the school day. Their footprint is growing
Sunday, June 9th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Nebraska)An Ohio-based Christian nonprofit that organizes off-campus Bible classes for public school students has taken off in Indiana since the state passed legislation forcing school districts to comply.
Parents
Moms critical of policies, books related to LGBTQ+ students seek school board seats
Sunday, June 9th, 2024
via The Nevada Independent (Nevada)A local chapter of the Moms for Liberty national parental rights organization are looking to use school board elections as part of their efforts against books and policies related to LGBTQ+ students.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement, Sex Education
As I See It: The shoe just dropped
Saturday, June 8th, 2024
via Corvallis Gazette-Times (Oregon)The Colorado Republican Party has told all of its members to remove their children from public school, or otherwise educators will turn their kids transgender — Darcy Schoening, former leader
Parents
North Dakotans to narrow U.S. House race during Tuesday’s primary
Saturday, June 8th, 2024
via InForum (North Dakota)On June 11, five Republicans and two Democrats will be on the primary ballot.
Parents
Republicans in Utah’s U.S. Senate primary discuss immigration, water policy and war
Saturday, June 8th, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)Utah Republican John Curtis, Trent Staggs, Jason Walton and Brad Wilson are in the GOP primary to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate. Here's how they stand on issues important to Utahns.
Parents
Francis Howell schools scrap video platform over claims it pushes ‘social agendas’
Friday, June 7th, 2024
via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)A video platform widely used in the Francis Howell School District has been scrapped by the school board after a member said it "pushed social agendas."
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Francis Howell schools scraps video platform over claims it pushes ‘social agendas’
Friday, June 7th, 2024
via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)A video platform that's widely used in the Francis Howell School District has been scrapped by the district's school board after a member claimed the platform "pushed social agendas."
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Conservative hedge fund manager responsible for slate of major initiatives celebrates with Spokane supporters
Friday, June 7th, 2024
via The Spokesman-Review (Washington)Brian Heywood, the man behind three citizen initiatives that removed restrictions on police pursuits, codified a statewide prohibition on income tax and instituted a parental 'bill of rights' focused…
Racism, Parent Involvement
The week in politics: Lee endorses candidates at odds with local officials on vouchers
Friday, June 7th, 2024
via The Commercial Appeal (Tennessee)The two-term Republican governor began handing out GOP primary endorsements.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement