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Letters for Aug. 13, 2023
Sunday, August 13th, 2023
via The Spokesman Review (Washington)Lots to look forward to
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Moms for Liberty to host presidential town hall in Milwaukee ahead of Republican debate
Saturday, August 12th, 2023
via Journal Sentinel, Inc. (Wisconsin)USA TODAY delivers current national and local news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, and videos.
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Arkansas spent nearly $1800 on education chief’s trip to speak at Philly Moms for Liberty event
Friday, August 11th, 2023
via Arkansas Times (Arkansas)The out-of-state travel authorization form shows ADE paid a total of $1,778 for Oliva's one-day trip to Philly, including lodging, meals and commercial airfare.
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Middleborough student banned from wearing ‘there are only two genders’ shirt appeals ruling against him
Friday, August 11th, 2023
via Boston.com (Massachusetts)In March, a student at Nichols Middle School was told to remove the shirt by school leaders. He later sued Middleborough officials.
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Mark Woods: In Florida, back to school is Shakespearean. Part comedy, part tragedy.
Friday, August 11th, 2023
via Jacksonville.com (Florida)The curtain rises on another school year in Florida, a state where modern-day laws have turned education into Shakespearean-worthy comedy and tragedy.
Parent Involvement, Racism, School Board – General
Hillsborough School Board seat attracts bevy of candidates
Friday, August 11th, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)Incumbent Lynn Gray is seeking a second term.
Parent Involvement, School Board – General
Nation and world news
Friday, August 11th, 2023
via West Hawaii Today (Hawaii)Trump and longtime aide plead not guilty to new charges in documents case
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Florida’s African-American history standards blasted at South Florida town hall
Friday, August 11th, 2023
via Sun Sentinel (Florida)Hundreds arrived a historic Black church Thursday night looking for answers about Florida's controversial African-American history standards and left ready to fight against what they see as i…
Parent Involvement, Racism, School Board – General
Will Iowa’s cattle call thin the herd?
Friday, August 11th, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)And Biden is seeking $40B in emergency funds for Ukraine and disaster relief.
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State finally greenlights AP Psychology, but schools aren’t biting
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Osceola and Lake schools are sticking with their decision to drop AP Psychology, while Seminole and Orange haven't revealed how they will proceed.
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How politics changed education in the Milwaukee suburbs: ‘Now school is about the politics and the fear’
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)With the help of the local GOP and national groups, a new crop of candidates has expanded to take over nearby school boards, posting victories that have turned Waukesha County into a laboratory for…
Parent Involvement, School Board – General, Racism
They wrote books to fill voids they felt growing up. Being banned has deepened those wounds.
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)This school year, hundreds of books like 'Queer, There, and Everywhere' and 'I grew up feeling unsafe' have been restricted, challenged, and outright banned in libraries and classrooms across the…
Parent Involvement, Book Bans
Wyoming’s version of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ falls short in interim committee
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming)Wyoming's own version of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' 'Don't Say Gay' law must find a new path forward after it failed to clear its first hurdle this week.
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Proposed Florida rule would favor only one side in book challenges
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)It would allow the original objector to appeal to the state, but no one else. That's not what the law says.
Parent Involvement, School Board – General
Florida Schools Try to Adapt to New Rules on Gender, Bathrooms and Pronouns
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via The Seattle Times (Washington)Teachers in Florida will also be barred from asking students for their preferred pronouns and could lose their professional certification for violating the new laws.
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Florida says it doesn’t want indoctrination in schools — but look at the materials it just approved
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)The materials come from a right-wing organization that has asked other states to approve its offerings, too.
Parent Involvement, Racism
What are the new school bathroom laws? What to know if you’re a trans student in Florida
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via Herald-Tribune (Florida)Trans students and teachers in Florida return to changed school guidelines and more restrictions.
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‘Uncivil obedience’ becomes an increasingly common form of protest in the US
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via KSTP TV LLC. (Minnesota)(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General