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Harris takes on Florida ‘extremists’
Saturday, July 22nd, 2023
via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)Vice President Kamala Harris said extremists want to "replace history with lies" as she traveled Friday to Florida to assail Republican efforts to overhaul educational standards, plunging into a…
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Harris says Florida rules on Black history are ‘propaganda’
Saturday, July 22nd, 2023
via Star Advertiser (Hawaii)WASHINGTON >> Vice President Kamala Harris said extremists want to 'replace history with lies' as she traveled to Florida on Friday to assail Republican efforts to overhaul educational standards,…
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Vice President Kamala Harris warns of ‘national agenda’ to whitewash Black history
Saturday, July 22nd, 2023
via Lohud (New York)Vice President Kamala Harris and allies amplified complaints about Florida schools' new history standards.
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In Jacksonville, V.P. Kamala Harris warns of ‘national agenda’ to whitewash Black history
Saturday, July 22nd, 2023
via Jacksonville.com (Florida)The vice president and allies amplified complaints about Florida schools' new history standards.
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Straight from the dictator’s mouth
Saturday, July 22nd, 2023
via Daily Herald (Illinois)A Wheaton letter to the editor: Attention MAGAs, Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Moms for Liberty, etc.: it's time to test your knowledge and play Jeopardy.
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Harris, on DeSantis’s turf, blasts Florida curriculum on Black history
Friday, July 21st, 2023
via The Washington Post (Iowa)Vice President Harris, in Florida, denounced what she calls an effort to rewrite the history of Black people in America.
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Kamala Harris enters brawl over how Florida schools teach about slavery in America
Friday, July 21st, 2023
via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)The fervor over Florida's new standards for Black history has reached the White House.
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Walters in Tulsa after what he calls ‘assault’ on religious liberty, implies threat to school district accreditation
Friday, July 21st, 2023
via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)State Superintendent Ryan Walters staged a press conference Friday on the grounds of Tulsa Public Schools' administration building about an incident he views as a violation of a local school board member's religious freedom. #oklaed
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Harris says Florida rules on Black history pushed by DeSantis are ‘propaganda’
Friday, July 21st, 2023
via The Gazette (Colorado)Vice President Kamala Harris swiped at new standards for teaching Black history in Florida during a trip to Jacksonville on Friday. The standards were adopted by the state Board of
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Burgum appoints 2 judges to serve East Central district
Friday, July 21st, 2023
via INFORUM (North Dakota)The judgeships added by the Legislature earlier this year.
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Norwich parties endorse candidates; Al Daniels ousted from GOP school board ticket
Friday, July 21st, 2023
via The Day (Connecticut)Norwich ― City Democrats and Republicans each held contested candidate endorsement meetings Thursday that included the ouster of veteran Republican school board member Aaron 'Al' Daniels from the…
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Education’s Tea Party has arrived
Friday, July 21st, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)Earlier this month, I spent the weekend at the Moms for Liberty 'Joyful Warrior' summit in Philadelphia, which made national news by attracting a gaggle of leading GOP presidential contenders as speakers, including Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump. No mean feat for an organization that didn't even…
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Florida book ban surge got you down? Here’s how a free app has you covered close to home
Friday, July 21st, 2023
via Jacksonville.com (Florida)A new app lets students circumvent library book bans and read books that have ben challenged in their area.
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Harris says Florida rules on Black history pushed by DeSantis are ‘propaganda’
Friday, July 21st, 2023
via Bellingham Herald (Washington)Vice President Kamala Harris swiped at new standards for teaching Black history in Florida during a trip to Jacksonville on Friday.
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Harris targets Florida rules on Black history pushed by DeSantis
Friday, July 21st, 2023
via The Seattle Times (Washington)Vice President Kamala Harris will swipe at new standards for teaching Black history in Florida during a trip to Jacksonville.
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Parents to be notified if student identifies as transgender in California school district
Friday, July 21st, 2023
via 8 News NOW (Nevada)Hundreds attended a heated California school board meeting as a controversial policy requiring parental notification of transgender children passed with a 4-1 vote.
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VP Harris travels to Florida to slam update to state Black-history standards
Friday, July 21st, 2023
via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Florida on Friday to criticize state approval of new standards for Black history that say slaves in some instances benefited from skills they learned in captivity.
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Casey DeSantis helps position her husband as the pro-parent candidate in 2024 race
Friday, July 21st, 2023
via The Gazette (Colorado)Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and his wife, Casey, are championing their efforts to be the 2024 Republican presidential team for parental rights ahead of the first Republican National Committee debate
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‘10 things black students don’t need in schools’ leads Cali school board to reject LBGTQ curriculum
Friday, July 21st, 2023
via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)Author and pastor John Amanchukwu spoke against a liberal ideology that gives 'moral equivalency between blacks and gay rights.'
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