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Missouri AG says he’s investigating Hazelwood East fight, DEI programs in error-filled letter
Sunday, March 24th, 2024
via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)In a letter riddled with errors, Missouri's top lawyer announced an investigation into DEI practices in Hazelwood School District after a fight off school grounds this month left a student
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DOJ: Child care center violated autistic child’s rights
Saturday, March 23rd, 2024
via Hartford Courant (Connecticut)The Discovery Zone Learning Center is implementing sweeping new policies after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice found the popular child care center violated an autistic child's ri…
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Missouri AG Blames Hazelwood Schools’ DEI Policies for Brutal Assault
Friday, March 22nd, 2024
via Riverfront Times (Missouri)Police refused to be school resource officers if they had to do DEI training — but Bailey blames the school district, not them
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Lawmakers fume over ban on pride flags included in spending bill to avert shutdown
Thursday, March 21st, 2024
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)House Republicans placed a policy rider in the final appropriations package that would prohibit non-official flags from flying over State Department facilities.
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University of California grapples anew with free speech limits amid Israel-Hamas war turmoil
Thursday, March 21st, 2024
via OC Register (California)Demonstrators disrupt meeting on policy to police political postings on department websites.
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Anne Arundel schools chief equity officer among 2024 Michelle Obama Award recipients
Thursday, March 21st, 2024
via Capital Gazette (Maryland)Maisha Gillins, chief equity officer for Anne Arundel County Public Schools, is one of the 2024 Michelle Obama Award recipients, the school district announced Monday.
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Massachusetts teachers union faces heat for anti-racism program with ‘antisemitic and anti-Israel falsehoods’
Thursday, March 21st, 2024
via Lowell Sun (Massachusetts)The Massachusetts Teachers Association is again coming under fire for its actions related to the Israel-Hamas war. Jewish groups are slamming the union for holding an anti-racism program that boost…
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SEL teaches kids to deal with their emotions. It’s under attack as ‘woke’ indoctrination.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024
via The Ames Tribune (Iowa)As the Iowa Department of Education and conservative lawmakers have abandoned and condemned social-emotional learning (SEL) schools still embrace it.
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Alabama GOP passes bill restricting DEI programs in public schools
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Utah)The bill, now at Gov. Kay Ivey's desk, the bill would restrict teaching 'divisive concepts' and limits DEI programming at public schools and state agencies.
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California spends more on schools with the neediest kids. Here’s how it’s succeeded, and failed.
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
via CalMatters (California)California's school finance system now allocates more money for high-needs students, but has it achieved equity?
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Alabama passes wide-ranging bill banning college DEI programs, training
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
via al.com (Alabama)The bill bans state agencies from funding any program that 'advocates for a divisive concept.'
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Divide within NU regents stalled search for successor to President Ted Carter
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
via Kearney Hub (Nebraska)Divide within the university's governing board that has kept the University of Nebraska regents from finding a successor to President Ted Carter.
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Two Things: A billionaire and his bulldozer causes upset; Voter remorse rearing its head in some circles
Monday, March 18th, 2024
via Winston-Salem Journal (North Carolina)Happy Monday. Especially for N.C. State people. Wolf …….
Racism, Parent Involvement
Alabama bills on lottery, tax exemptions, absentee voting on table for 2nd half of session
Monday, March 18th, 2024
via al.com (Alabama)The Republican-led Legislature passed Gov. Kay Ivey's top priority, a bill to let parents use taxpayer funds for private school.
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Urban League of Northwest Indiana held its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Symposium
Sunday, March 17th, 2024
via The Times (Indiana)The Urban League of Northwest Indiana held its annual Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Symposium at Valparaiso University.
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Texas State Board of Education faces takeover by GOP challengers backed by influential donors
Sunday, March 17th, 2024
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)Election winners are poised to have a big impact right away, as the board is scheduled to revise the state's social studies curriculum standards next year.
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GOP challengers threaten takeover of Texas SBOE with help from influential donor group
Sunday, March 17th, 2024
via San Antonio Express-News (Texas)Election winners are poised to have a big impact right away, as the board is scheduled to revise the state's social studies curriculum standards next year.
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Out of school for months, 2 kids caught in middle of North Shore special education dispute
Sunday, March 17th, 2024
via Chicago Tribune (Illinois)For over a year, two kids have been caught in the middle of a bitter dispute between their parents and North Shore School District 112 over special education.
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Emmitt Smith, Steve Spurrier, UF president Ben Sasse not helping embattled coach Billy Napier
Saturday, March 16th, 2024
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)In recent weeks, Napier's had to deal with UF icon Steve Spurrier calling out his program and another UF icon, Emmitt Smith, excoriating UF's diversity policies and the NAACP warning Black co…
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