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Schools hiring more teachers without traditional training. They hope Texas will pay to prepare them.
Wednesday, September 4th, 2024
via The Associated PressWhen Texas lawmakers passed legislation in 2015 that created a pathway for public schools to hire more teachers without formal classroom training, one goal was to make the profession more attractive to individuals from different paths who could offer hands-on learning to students.
School Board – General
JD Vance’s Catholicism helped shape his views. So did this little-known group of Catholic thinkers
Wednesday, September 4th, 2024
via The Washington PostOhio Sen. JD Vance's 2019 conversion to Catholicism helped shape his political worldview
Racism
DeSantis’s cuts to arts funding put pressure on schools, rural areas
Wednesday, September 4th, 2024
via The Washington PostArtists and community leaders are still reckoning with a surprise cut to the state's Republican-approved arts budget.
Parents
Takeaways from AP’s report on JD Vance and the Catholic postliberals in his circle of influence
Wednesday, September 4th, 2024
via The Associated PressOhio Sen. JD Vance's 2019 conversion to Catholicism put him in close touch with a Catholic intellectual movement known as postliberalism.
Racism
From School Librarian to Activist: ‘The Hate Level and the Vitriol Is Unreal’
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
via The New York TimesAmid a surge in book bans nationwide, the librarian Amanda Jones was targeted by vicious threats. So she decided to fight back.
Book Bans
Condoms can’t be trusted and boys don’t cry in Catholic Paraguay’s first sex ed program
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
via The Associated PressIn predominantly Catholic Paraguay, with the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in South America, the Ministry of Education has approved the country's first national sex education curriculum.
Sex Education
Ground Game: Courting influencers, third-party candidates, and noncitizen voting
Monday, September 2nd, 2024
via The Associated PressThis newsletter was originally sent out via email to our Ground Game subscribers on September 02, 2024. You can subscribe at any time at apnews.com/newsletters.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
With his 1776 Commission on patriotism, Trump helped spark a culture war
Monday, September 2nd, 2024
via The Washington PostTrump attempted to use federal power to define how America's history is taught -- and promises to try again
School Board – General, Racism
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is hitting the road to promote her new memoir, ‘Lovely One’
Sunday, September 1st, 2024
via The Associated PressSupreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is embarking on a high-profile, nationwide tour to promote her new memoir, 'Lovely One.'
School Board – General
Illegal voting by noncitizens is rare, yet Republicans are making it a major issue this election
Sunday, September 1st, 2024
via The Associated PressFederal law already allows only U.S. citizens to vote in elections for president and Congress. Yet Republicans are raising concerns about the potential for noncitizens voting in this year's elections.
School Board – General
New Montgomery superintendent excited at chance for a ‘reset’ in district
Sunday, September 1st, 2024
via The Washington PostMontgomery County Superintendent Thomas Taylor outlines entry plan, goals for improving school safety, academic performance and trust in the district.
School Board – General
The country’s largest publishers sue Florida over school book bans
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via The Washington PostWorks by hundreds of authors, from Maya Angelou to Judy Blume, have been challenged and removed from school libraries. Now a group is suing to bring them back.
School Board – General, Book Bans
San Diego School Superintendent Is Fired After Misconduct Investigation
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via The New York TimesLamont Jackson, who led California's second-largest school district, engaged in 'unwelcome, sex-based behavior' toward two female employees, the investigation found.
School Board – General
Conservative Moms, Charmed by Trump, Would Rather Avoid His Misogyny
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via The New York TimesFormer President Donald J. Trump spoke at a convention of the Moms for Liberty in Washington.
Parents
Moms for Liberty fully embraces Trump and widens role in national politics as election nears
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via The Associated PressThis weekend's gathering of Moms for Liberty has showcased how the group has moved toward fully embracing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his political messaging as November's election draws closer.
Parents
Loudoun considering letting students carry Narcan to reverse overdoses
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via The Washington PostThe Loudoun district has implemented a number of efforts to address student opioid use after a string of overdoses last year put a spotlight on the issue.
School Board – General
A Defensive Trump Tries to Limit the Fallout of the Arlington Clash
Friday, August 30th, 2024
via The New York TimesAt two events on Friday, the former president insisted that he had not been seeking publicity at the military cemetery on Monday and defended his campaign's actions.
Parents
Women’s college in Virginia bars transgender students based on founder’s will from 1900
Friday, August 30th, 2024
via The Associated PressSweet Briar College in Virginia has instituted an admissions policy that bars transgender women next school year.
Sex Education
Trump to speak at Heritage-sponsored event after disavowing Project 2025
Friday, August 30th, 2024
via The Washington PostTrump will speak at the Moms for Liberty summit, an event hosted by the parental-rights group that counts the Heritage Foundation among its key sponsors.
Parents