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Graham: Parents’ rights hot topic on campaign trail

Friday, July 28th, 2023

via Boston Herald (Massachusetts)

Political observers say the parents' rights movement, particularly its ability to bring young, suburban women to the Republican side of the debate, is one of the most powerful forces in contemporar…

Parents

Vice President Kamala Harris plays the heavy in Biden’s 2024 fight for reelection

Friday, July 28th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Vice President Kamala Harris is playing the heavy as she and President Joe Biden tag-team their 2024 reelection effort.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans

Banned Bookmobile stops by Georgia during tour to protest laws restricting school reading material

Friday, July 28th, 2023

via home - georgia recorder (Georgia)

The fight to keep diversity in the classroom takes to the streets as the MoveOn Banned Bookmobile makes its way down to DeSantis' mansion.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans

Alaska education board picks former Anchorage superintendent Deena Bishop as commissioner

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

via A.D.N. & Co (Alaska)

The department has been operating under an acting commissioner since last June.

Parents

Public schools fast-track teacher credentials to fill vacancies

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)

It's getting easier to become licensed as a public school teacher, as officials cut red tape to resolve a worsening national staffing crisis.

Parents

GOP presidential candidate canceled Nevada events

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

via Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada)

Clark County Republican Party Chairman Jesse Law sent an email to members last week informing them that the event was canceled because the 'RSVPs outgrew the fire code' of the office.

Parents

New state education office boosts conservative school board members in Florida, emails show

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

A new office in the Florida Department of Education wants to help conservative school board members across the state, emails show.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General, Racism

Florida’s Black history standards continue to cause a national stir

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

Parent Involvement, Racism, School Board – General

Restriction lifted: Lake County School District lifts book restriction

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

via WESH (Florida)

The book was previously restricted for kindergarten through third-grade students.

Parents

Kelly Ayotte is running against … us

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

Governor Maura Healey, who grew up in New Hampshire, refused to be drawn by Ayotte's provocation on Wednesday.

Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+

Does the Kelly Ayotte New Hampshire governor race target Mass.?

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

Governor Maura Healey, who grew up in New Hampshire, refused to be drawn by Ayotte's provocation on Wednesday.

Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+

Teachers sue over Tennessee law restricting what they can teach about race, gender, and bias

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via Times Free Press (Tennessee)

Tennessee's largest teacher organization has joined with five public school educators to legally challenge a 2-year-old state law restricting what they can teach about race, gender and bias in their…

Parent Involvement, Racism, School Board – General

Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign lays off a third of employees

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via PENNLive (Pennsylvania)

The Florida governor may be struggling against the GOP frontrunner, former President Donald Trump.

Parents

Norwich Democrats and Republicans tout strong slates for City Council, Board of Education

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via Gatehouse Media, Inc. (Connecticut)

Both the Norwich Democratic and Republican Town committees have announced their candidates for City Council and the Board of Education.

Parent Involvement, School Board – General

Decrying attempts to ‘bury history,’ Biden designates Emmett Till national monument ⋆ Michigan Advance

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via Michigan Advance (Michigan)

WASHINGTON — On what would have been the 82nd birthday of Emmett Till, a Black boy kidnapped and murdered by two white men in Mississippi, President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated a new national…

Parent Involvement, Racism

Kemplin, Elizabeth

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via Dayton Daily News (Ohio)

Our apologies, unfortunately our website is currently unavailable in most European countries due to GDPR rules.

Parents

The ‘parental rights’ group igniting the GOP

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

Moms for Liberty is a conservative parental rights organization that is increasingly influencing the policies of the Republican Party. The Southern Poverty Law Center has called it an extremist group.

Parent Involvement, Racism

Decrying attempts to ‘bury history,’ Biden designates Emmett Till national monument

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via home - georgia recorder (Georgia)

President Joe Biden designated a new national monument at sites connected to the Emmett Till lynching that spurred the civil rights movement.

Parent Involvement, Racism

DeSantis cuts a third of his presidential campaign staff

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via A.D.N. & Co (Alaska)

Republican presidential contender Ron DeSantis is cutting far more campaign staff than expected as he works to reset his stumbling campaign amid unexpected financial trouble.

Parents