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Shore NJEA President Cites ‘MAGA Moms’ Fake Moral Outrage’ After New Jersey Says OK to Boys in Girls Sports
Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
via Shore News Network (New Jersey)LONG BRANCH, N.J. — A New Jersey teachers' union leader is defending the state's longstanding transgender athlete policy, calling recent criticism from…
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Anti-library bills seek to stifle thought, not protect children
Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
via The Gazette (Iowa)A decal for the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature on the door of the Iowa City Public Library in …
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Charter schools, DEI, transgender athletes. These bills are still moving through the legislature
Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
via The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)While many Indiana bills have already died at this point in the session, these education bills are still alive and could make big changes to your district.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Appeals court upholds decision against parents who sued Mass. school for not disclosing child’s gender identity
Monday, February 24th, 2025
via Boston.com (Massachusetts)'Parents may not invoke the Due Process Clause to create a preferred educational experience for their child in public school.'
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The FBI’s new deputy director is a popular podcaster — who has had plenty to say about the agency
Monday, February 24th, 2025
via The Associated Press (New York)As a popular right-wing podcaster, President Donald Trump's new deputy FBI director, Dan Bongino, has made many public comments about the agency he's about to help lead.
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Kinser campaign: Memo: Jill Underly put on notice by voters looking for change
Monday, February 24th, 2025
via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)To: Interested Parties From: Amy Loudenbeck, Kinser for Our WI Kids Campaign Manager Date: February 24, 2025 Subject: Jill Underly Put on Notice by Voters Looking for Change The primary is firmly…
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Senate committee mulls resolution that would give parents ‘the right to… raise their children’
Monday, February 24th, 2025
via Texas Standard (Texas)The Senate Committee on State Affairs is expected to take up the resolution on Monday.
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Bill to bolster parental rights in teen medical care worries some health care providers
Monday, February 24th, 2025
via Missoulian (Montana)Health providers say the proposal would have a chilling effect on teens seeking vital care, like pregnancy tests at a Planned Parenthood clinic or rape kits at an emergency room.
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Republican lawmaker files bills to ban DEI in Texas K-12 public schools
Monday, February 24th, 2025
via The Texas Tribune (Texas)Sen. Brandon Creighton has filed bills that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion policies related to hiring and programming, while creating ways for parents to complain about violations to the…
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Bill tracker: Which bills are dead, advancing at halfway point of legislative session
Monday, February 24th, 2025
via The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)More than 1,200 bills were filed in the 2025 legislative session. Here's where major bills stand as of the halfway point of session.
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Washington lawmakers clash on parental rights but make some progress on housing
Sunday, February 23rd, 2025
via The Columbian (Washington)OLYMPIA — Washington's legislative session includes a series of key deadlines and Friday was the first major cutoff. This means bills that don't impact the budget must have been voted out of a committ
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Oakland County abandonment case: 3 kids alone for years, mom charged — everything we know
Sunday, February 23rd, 2025
via WDIV (Michigan)An Oakland County mother who allegedly left her children to live alone in squalor for years is being held on $250 million bond. Here's everything we know about the case that led to first-degree child abuse charges.
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Massachusetts parents of 11-year-old ‘genderqueer’ student who changed name at school lose federal appeals lawsuit
Sunday, February 23rd, 2025
via Boston Herald (Massachusetts)Massachusetts parents of 11-year-old 'genderqueer' student who changed name at school lose federal appeals lawsuit
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New DNC chair Ken Martin visits Wisconsin, calls Supreme Court, DPI races first big test
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025
via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)Ken Martin met with volunteers in Glendale on Saturday, urging them to turn out for important races for the state superintendent, Supreme Court.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Florida’s Disney World tourism oversight board gets new chair, board members
Friday, February 21st, 2025
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Alexis Yarbrough, chairwoman of the Broward College District Board of Trustees, has been tapped to lead the five-member Central Florida Tourism Oversight District's Board of Supervisors.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Second-year lawmakers learning the ways of the General Assembly
Friday, February 21st, 2025
via Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia)Legislators serving their second year in the General Assembly say they apply many lessons from their first year in office.
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Prince William community split on schools transgender student policy
Thursday, February 20th, 2025
via InsideNoVA.com (Virginia)Prince William community members clashed at Wednesday night's School Board meeting over questions surrounding the school division's policy on the treatment of transgender and gender nonconforming students.
Racism, School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Michigan mom charged with child abuse in case of 3 children who lived in squalor
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via Detroit Free Press (Michigan)"Obviously, the trauma here is significant," Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said in announcing the charges Wednesday.
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After Pontiac neglect case, schools should better track children, sheriff says
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via Detroit Free Press (Michigan)How schools failed to find the children abused and abandoned in a Pontiac home for years points to a loophole in the law, Michael Bouchard said.
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