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DC Wrap: Dems criticize Trump administration for group chat including journalist on airstrike plans

Thursday, March 27th, 2025

via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)

In this week's DC Wrap: Wisconsin Dems criticize Trump administration officials for a group chat about airstrikes, which included a member of the media, and U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du…

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How COVID changed Florida in 5 years

Thursday, March 27th, 2025

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

The lasting effects of the pandemic are felt in life in Tampa Bay and beyond.

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New poll shows most in Illinois want more funding for public schools

Wednesday, March 26th, 2025

via Chicago Sun-Times (Illinois)

The annual report from the state's largest teachers' union comes after President Trump's move to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.

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NC Republicans push new bathroom bill years after boycotts over similar legislation

Tuesday, March 25th, 2025

via WRAL (North Carolina)

North Carolina made national news in 2016 for transgender bathroom rules that Republicans later repealed in face of boycotts. GOP lawmakers are now eyeing another attempt.

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Before the ‘Everyone is welcome’ sign, West Ada got complaints over ‘sexual rainbows’

Tuesday, March 25th, 2025

via Idaho Statesman (Idaho)

'It's an elementary school ... Everything is rainbow,' one parent said.

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As Crises Grip Colleges, More Students Than Ever Are Set to Enroll

Tuesday, March 25th, 2025

via The New York Times (Texas)

The largest-ever class of high school seniors is about to graduate, just as colleges are facing massive upheaval. Here's what they could face as they head to campus.

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The 2025 Above & Beyond: Women

Monday, March 24th, 2025

via City & State NY (New York)

Remarkable women leaders improving New York.

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Former SLU dean wanted a break with tradition. So he called a local artist.

Monday, March 24th, 2025

via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)

William Johnson, a former law school dean at St. Louis University, didn't want to be another white man on a wall with pictures almost entirely of white men.

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Texas’ DEI bans: What to know about the term and the debate

Monday, March 24th, 2025

via KPRC (Texas)

Diversity, equity and inclusion has become highly politicized — and there's no standard definition for what it is.

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Texas’ DEI debate centers on a disagreement about whether programs perpetuate or prevent discrimination

Monday, March 24th, 2025

via KSAT (Texas)

Supporters say diversity initiatives close educational and income gaps born from a history of prejudice. Republican officials say they prioritize identity over merit.

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The week ahead: ‘Double sessions’ as House, Senate staring at bill passing deadlines

Sunday, March 23rd, 2025

via The Union Leader (New Hampshire)

The New Hampshire House of Representatives will hold the first 'double sessions' of 2025 as its leadership stares down at a fast-approaching deadline to dispatch of its own bills.

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It’s time to take back our public education system

Sunday, March 23rd, 2025

via The Gazette (Iowa)

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds reacts before signing a bill that creates education savings accounts, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the …

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Texas Senate approves bill banning DEI in K-12 public schools

Friday, March 21st, 2025

via High Plains Public Radio (Texas)

The bill would ban diversity, equity and inclusion policies related to hiring and programming, while creating ways for parents to complain about violations to the DEI ban.

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Education department says history teaching guides to come in early May

Friday, March 21st, 2025

via Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia)

Acting Superintendent Emily Anne Gullickson, the state's former deputy secretary of education, said the department will complete the rollout by the week of May 12.

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Trump ordered the dismantling of the Education Department. Here’s what it does

Friday, March 21st, 2025

via The Grand Island Independent (Nebraska)

Here is a look at some of the Education Department's key functions, and how Trump said he might approach them.

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Kokua Line: When is next e-waste event in town?

Friday, March 21st, 2025

via Honolulu Star-Advertiser (Hawaii)

Question: Regarding the drive-thru e-waste recycling events, do they ever hold those in town? The last one was in Waianae, which was too far for me.

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Hegseth doesn’t trust military commanders to kill DEI. He’s sending a team to check.

Thursday, March 20th, 2025

via San Antonio Express-News (Texas)

A Pentagon "validation team" is visiting Air Force bases to confirm they're doing away with DEI. The inspectors arrived in San Antonio this week.

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Virginia schools face uncertainty on funding, civil rights enforcement

Thursday, March 20th, 2025

via Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia)

'It's really going to come down to each state's individual commitment to enforcing civil rights laws and that is a concern to me,' said Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras.

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Ken Paxton critical race theory

Thursday, March 20th, 2025

via Spectrum News (New York)

The lawsuit stems from a video published by a conservative watchdog nonprofit, Accuracy in Media.

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