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In the right

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via Deseret News (Utah)

Who loses in the fight over parental rights in schools?

Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, Racism, School Board – General

Kentucky’s ban on gender-affirming care takes effect as federal judge lifts injunction

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Iowa)

Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care for young transgender people has been restored by a federal judge

Parents

Veterans quit DeSantis’ Florida State Guard, citing militia-style training

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

According to records reviewed by the Times/Herald and interviews with program volunteers, some recruits quit after the first training class last month because they feared it was becoming too milita…

Parents

Palm Beach County father wants Bible out of public school library; board will take up objection

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via Palm Beach Post (Florida)

A Palm Beach County parent objects to

Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General

Veterans quit as training, mission for DeSantis’ State Guard turn militaristic

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via Miami Herald (Florida)

'The program got hijacked and turned into something that we were trying to stay away from: a militia.' -- Navy veteran Brian Newhouse

Parents

Veterans quit DeSantis’ Florida State Guard over militialike training

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

One retired Marine Corps officer called the police on instructors, alleging abuse.

Parents

Consultant hired by Pennridge schools told Moms for Liberty audience that ‘the fox is in the henhouse’

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)

Jordan Adams, who owns a nascent consulting business called Vermilion, graduated in 2013 from Hillsdale College, a Michigan school that promotes its '1776 Curriculum."

Parent Involvement, School Board – General, Racism

Local Moms for Liberty group talks about its start here, rapid growth

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via News-Leader (Missouri)

Parents

Montgomery County state senator wants PA to prevent schools, libraries from banning books

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

State Sen. Amanda Cappelletti says Pennsylvania has seen an uptick in attempts by some to get school districts and libraries to ban certain books.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans

What they’re thinking: How could new legislation impact Iowa schools this coming fall?

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via The Gazette (Iowa)

Melissa Peterson, the legislative and policy director of the Iowa State Education Association — which is the largest teachers union in Iowa — speaks on the impact these government decisions could have…

Parents

What they’re thinking: Changes coming to education in Iowa

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via The Gazette (Iowa)

Melissa Peterson, the legislative and policy director of the Iowa State Education Association — which is the largest teachers union in Iowa — speaks on the impact these government decisions could have on the field of education in Iowa.

Parents

Citizens Defending Freedom joins Moms for Liberty in Florida culture wars

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

Parent Involvement, School Board – General

As bans on transgender care for minors grow, a migration of sorts is underway

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

For families who have fled states where Republican-dominated legislatures have blocked access to gender-affirming care, Massachusetts is something of a safe haven.

Parents

Florida schools struggle to apply new book law in which even Shakespeare is ‘suspect’

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via Herald-Tribune (Florida)

To be or not to be on the shelf? That's the question Florida school districts are asking as they figure out how to apply a new book challenge law.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General

Moody joins in Florida’s feud with California

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

Parents

Vivek Ramaswamy goes old school in 2024 GOP bid with Iowa and New Hampshire focus

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Republicans now have less than six months to make the sale to Iowa voters.

Parents

DeSantis and the fight for parental rights

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

How the governor plans to bridge the gap between the government and the governed.

Parents

State senator wants to ban book bans in Pennsylvania

Thursday, July 13th, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

A Pennsylvania state senator is introducing a bill that would basically ban schools and public libraries from banning books.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans

Requests to remove 39 books from school libraries to be reviewed by Carroll County Public Schools committee

Thursday, July 13th, 2023

via Baltimore Sun (Maryland)

Superintendent Cynthia McCabe said Wednesday that the system has received about 30 formal requests in the past several weeks to remove books and each will be considered individually. She said next steps are review by a superintendent-appointed Reconsideration Committee.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General