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Lawmaker inserts colleague’s name into rape scene during book ban debate
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
via The Washington PostAt least three colleagues called for Nebraska state Sen. Steve Halloran's (R) resignation after he read a passage from Alice Sebold's 'Lucky,' inserting 'Senator Cavanaugh.'
Book Bans
Parents of Michigan school shooting victims say more investigation is needed
Monday, March 18th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe parents of four students killed at a Michigan school are calling for a state investigation of all aspects of the 2021 mass shooting.
School Board – General
Early voting to start in Wisconsin for president and constitutional amendments
Monday, March 18th, 2024
via The Associated PressEarly voting will begin in Wisconsin for a host of local races, two proposed constitutional amendments that could alter how future elections are run and the now anticlimactic presidential primary.
School Board – General
The education of a true believer
Sunday, March 17th, 2024
via The Washington PostLinda Wenhold absorbed the Patriot Academy's message that America is falling apart as it drifts from its biblical roots. Then she won a local school board seat.
School Board – General, Book Bans
Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal
Friday, March 15th, 2024
via The Washington PostFormer Montgomery County Public Schools superintendent Monifa McKnight will receive $1.3 million as a part of her separation agreement with the school board.
School Board – General
School shooter’s parents could face years in prison after groundbreaking Michigan trials
Friday, March 15th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe parents of a Michigan school shooter will be sentenced on the same day, April 9, for the deaths of four teenagers in 2021. They could face years in prison.
School Board – General
Alaska governor vetoes education package overwhelming passed by lawmakers
Friday, March 15th, 2024
via The Associated PressAlaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed an education funding package overwhelming passed by lawmakers and urged action on teacher bonus and charter school provisions that have been divisive among legislators.
School Board – General
Supreme Court sets rules for officials who block social media critics
Friday, March 15th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe Supreme Court on Friday set new ground rules for when public officials can block critical voices from their social media accounts.
School Board – General
Things to know about developments impacting LGBTQ+ rights across the US
Friday, March 15th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe rights of LGBTQ+ people continue to be in flux across the U.S. with a new flurry of developments.
Parents
Supreme Court rules public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking critics on social media
Friday, March 15th, 2024
via The Associated PressA unanimous Supreme Court has ruled public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media, an issue that first arose for the high court in a case involving then-President Donald Trump.
School Board – General
Censorship efforts at libraries continued to soar in 2023, according to a new report
Thursday, March 14th, 2024
via The Associated PressBannings and attempted bannings of books continue to hit record highs. That's according to a new report from the American Library Association.
Parents
GOP-led states expand crackdowns on transgender care
Wednesday, March 13th, 2024
via The Washington PostSouth Carolina and Virginia are the only two Southern states without bans on trans minors obtaining gender-affirming care. Republicans controlling South Carolina's legislature are trying to change that.
LGBTQ+
A new generation of readers embraces bell hooks’ ‘All About Love’
Tuesday, March 12th, 2024
via The Associated PressIt's the kind of book friends recommend to each other, especially if someone is going through a time of loneliness or romantic loss.
Racism
In states with laws targeting LGBTQ issues, school hate crimes quadrupled
Tuesday, March 12th, 2024
via The Washington PostSchool hate crimes targeting LGBTQ people have sharply risen in recent years, climbing fastest in states that have passed laws restricting LGBTQ student rights and education, a Washington Post analysis of FBI data finds.
School Board – General
Settlement over Florida law will allow discussion of LGBTQ+ topics
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via The Washington PostStudents and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday.
Parents
Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill settlement
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via The Associated PressStudents and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction.
Parents
A Maryland city’s apology for lynchings rings hollow for some
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe 1898 and 1931 lynchings of three Black men have cast a long shadow over Salisbury, Md., say advocates pushing for a more comprehensive apology.
School Board – General
Democrats hope IVF issue might topple key Republican in Pa. swing seat
Sunday, March 10th, 2024
via The Washington PostRep. Scott Perry (R) says he supports in vitro fertilization -- but he backed a bill declaring embryos people, and Democrats want voters to know it.
School Board – General
Youngkin vetoes eight bills as Va. assembly wraps up without arena
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe vetoes targeted bills related to firearms, book banning, marijuana, voter rolls, surrogacy, railroad safety and cybersecurity.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement