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Madison Library cancels Moms for Liberty event due to increase in attendance

Friday, August 4th, 2023

via WAFF (Alabama)

WAFF 48's D'Quan Lee reporting

Parents

Tension intensifies between College Board and Florida over AP courses

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

Already at arms over the AP African American studies course, the College Board has accused Florida of having "effectively banned" the advanced placement psychology class.

Parent Involvement, Racism

Tension intensifies between College Board and Florida with clash over AP psychology course

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

Already at arms over the AP African American studies course, the College Board has accused Florida of having "effectively banned" the advanced placement psychology class.

Parent Involvement, Racism

College Board advises Florida schools to not offer AP Psychology after state says lessons about gender identity and sexuality would violate state law

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

via WTOP (District of Columbia)

The College Board is encouraging school districts in Florida not to offer Advanced Placement Psychology classes after it was informed the state's education board reportedly told districts the course…

Parents

Madison library cancels Moms for Liberty Kirk Cameron event, cites limited space

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

via al.com (Alabama)

Moms for Liberty's Madison County chapter had planned to give away copies of actor-writer Kirk Cameron's book 'As You Grow."

Parents

AP Psychology effectively banned in Florida because of gender, sexuality chapter

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

via Herald-Tribune (Florida)

The College Board said censoring those topics would mean the class couldn't be called Advanced Placement or used to earn college credit.

Parent Involvement, School Board – General

Stolen car driver throws loaded gun while running from police

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

via Madison.com (Wisconsin)

In addition to the weapon, police recovered a slew of drugs, including more than 160 grams of meth.

Parents

AP Psychology ‘effectively banned’ in Florida over sexuality lessons, College Board says

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

The decision deepens a dispute between Gov. Ron DeSantis and a major education nonprofit over classroom teachings just before the start of a new school year.

Parents

ACLU of Iowa seeks help in identifying books banned from school libraries

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

via Muscatine Journal (Iowa)

As Iowa school districts prepare for the 2023-24 school year, some have already begun removing certain books from classrooms and school libraries to comply with the new state law.

Parents

How Bud Light lost its crown

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

via KRQE News 13 (New Mexico)

Bud Light has been locked for months in a contentious dispute over a brief partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney that has cost the brand and its parent company billions. | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Parents

‘King of Beers’ no more: How Bud Light lost its crown

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)

Bud Light has been locked for months in a contentious dispute with its consumer base over a brief partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney that has cost the brand and its parent company, Anheuser-Busch, billions in market value. The brewing giant this week said it plans to lay off hundreds of U.S. corporate employees in an announcement...

Parents

Grappling with new law, fearful Florida teachers tossing books, resellers say

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

via Jacksonville.com (Florida)

Used book sellers say they've seen an increase in donations as Florida teachers, trying to navigate Gov. Ron DeSantis' new laws, toss books.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans

Monster within

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)

This morning as I savor my homemade granola and divine Arkansas peaches on the patio, I am gifted by the presence of a very pregnant doe, reclining in the verdant grass this side of the dry creek. She…

Parents

AI better not think about writing this newsletter

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, School Board – General

Alabama GOP proposes ban on campaign money from AEA but not in legislative races

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023

via al.com (Alabama)

The proposed Republican Party rule would apply to races for the state Board of Education and county school superintendent positions.

Parent Involvement, School Board – General, Racism

DeSantis unveils ‘Declaration of Economic Independence’ plan to revamp economy

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled his economic plan to revamp the U.S. economy at a presidential campaign event in Rochester, New Hampshire, on Monday.

Parents

Most Florida school district budget hearings go quietly. Not in Sarasota.

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

Social Emotional Learning, Parent Involvement, School Board – General

Montgomery County principals question messaging, appropriateness of LGBTQ books

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

A group of Montgomery County elementary principals notified district officials in November they were concerned about using the new books in curriculum for younger students.

Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, School Board – General

A Conservative Legal Group Finds Plenty to Litigate in Vermont

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023

via Seven Days (Vermont)

Alliance Defending Freedom's name conjures an image of patriotic superheroes clad in stars and stripes, ready to smack down anyone who tramples on their rights....

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