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Indoctrination in Florida schools? PragerU’s conservative content aims to change minds
Monday, July 31st, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)'It's true we bring doctrines to children. But what is the bad about our indoctrination?' -- nonprofit founder and talk radio host Dennis Prager
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Education notebook: First day of class, free haircuts, shot clinics and more
Monday, July 31st, 2023
via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)Wednesday is the first day of classes for students at Prue Public Schools and Tulsa Honor Academy. #oklaed
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Longtime school board member rescinds candidacy
Monday, July 31st, 2023
via Juneau Empire (Alaska)Brian Holst pulls from race days after submitting, set to step away after nine years.
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Did Democrats hand Republicans a winning strategy in parents’ rights?
Monday, July 31st, 2023
via Deseret News (Utah)Glenn Youngkin's victory shows the power of parents, and Democrats have been slow to answer, analysts say
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Trump could be indicted soon in Georgia: A look at that investigation
Monday, July 31st, 2023
via Daily Herald (Illinois)A Georgia prosecutor is expected to seek a grand jury indictment in the coming weeks in her investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his Republican allies to overturn the then-president's 2020…
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‘Mama bears’ may be the 2024 race’s soccer moms. But where the GOP seeks votes, some see extremism
Sunday, July 30th, 2023
via Quad City Times (Iowa)In many election cycles, there's a snappy shorthand used to describe the type of voters who may help decide the winner. Think soccer moms or security moms. Even NASCAR dads. And now, the 'mama bears.'
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Donald Trump blasted his indictments, slammed President Biden and Ron DeSantis, and disparaged Philly at Erie rally
Sunday, July 30th, 2023
via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)Former President Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner, came to Erie for rally with a litany of grievances about the indictments he faces, President Joe Biden, and rival Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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National culture war blows through Old Lyme’s town center
Saturday, July 29th, 2023
via The Day (Connecticut)Old Lyme ― As drizzle turned to cloudy humidity at the library on the corner of Lyme Street one Friday afternoon in July, 16-year-old Leo Evans dropped into the stately brick building while his…
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Russian investigators call children as witnesses against their mother accused of discrediting army
Saturday, July 29th, 2023
via The Seattle Times (Washington)A 9-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother have been called as witnesses in a criminal case against their mother who is accused of 'discrediting' the Russian army.
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Still under investigation, Donald Trump returns to Pennsylvania
Saturday, July 29th, 2023
via PENNLive (Pennsylvania)During his rally, the former president is likely to repeat his frequent falsehoods that the 2020 election was 'stolen' from him.
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‘Pew gap’ remains reality in U.S. politics, polls show
Saturday, July 29th, 2023
via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)As an emerging American voice, televangelist Jerry Falwell visited South Carolina in 1980 to promote his new Moral Majority network, while urging evangelicals to back Ronald Reagan, instead of President Jimmy Carter, a Southern Baptist.
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Former President Trump to rally in Erie, Pa., as he faces another potential indictment
Saturday, July 29th, 2023
via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump is coming to Erie for a campaign rally Saturday, as speculation swirls that another federal indictment over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election in Pennsylvania and other states could be on the way, and as he faces new federal charges in a case alleging he mishandled classified documents.
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Democrats support parental rights only for those who agree with their agenda
Friday, July 28th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)A congressional hearing this week on the 'dangers and due process violations' of so-called gender-affirming care exposed the Left's hypocrisy on the issue of parental rights.
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‘120 Banned Books’ among the latest targets for Clay County parent
Friday, July 28th, 2023
via Jacksonville.com (Florida)Irony alert. One Clay County parent has become a prolific book challenger. Among his latest school book ban attempts:
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Voters in battleground states trust Republicans more than Dems on education: poll
Friday, July 28th, 2023
via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)Voters in four battleground states said they trust Republicans to do a better job than Democrats in education, according to a new poll released by Democrats for Education Reform (DFER). The poll focused on four battleground states, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina, asking voters who they trust to ensure 'public schools are preparing students...
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Florida teachers focus on their ‘why’ as they head back to school
Friday, July 28th, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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Record number of Florida students cash in on school vouchers; could cost $2.5 billion
Friday, July 28th, 2023
via Herald-Tribune (Florida)This fall will mark the first year Florida families don't have an income requirement to qualify for a school voucher, and many are cashing in.
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Former President Donald Trump to rally in Erie as he faces another potential indictment
Friday, July 28th, 2023
via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)Former President Donald Trump will rally in Erie, a bellwether Pennsylvania county, as speculation grows about a possible indictment over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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DeSantis faces deadline to report his finances
Friday, July 28th, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)Parent Involvement, School Board – General