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Teachers in Iowa district that had school shooting can get retention bonus next year under new bill
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024
via The Associated PressTeachers and staff in the rural Iowa district where a deadly school shooting took place earlier this year could get bonuses if they don't quit their jobs under a new bill approved by lawmakers and sent to the governor.
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Oklahoma court considers whether to allow the US’ first publicly funded Catholic school
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024
via The Associated PressOklahoma's attorney general is urging the state's highest court to stop the creation of what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school.
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Okla. Supreme Court to weigh nation’s first religious charter school
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024
via The Washington PostThe Oklahoma Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over a proposed Catholic charter school, in a case testing the constitutional bounds of taxpayer funding for religious education.
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Trump aims to be a fearless warrior for White advantage
Monday, April 1st, 2024
via The Washington PostThe former president's team and allies assure his base that the federal government won't use balanced scales.
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In Taiwan, a group is battling fake news one conversation at a time — with a focus on seniors
Monday, April 1st, 2024
via The Washington PostA group in Taiwan is focusing on seniors as it tries to combat fake news, one conversation at a time
Sex Education
Four Montgomery schools lose Title I money after change in poverty metric
Sunday, March 31st, 2024
via The Washington PostFour Montgomery County schools lost their Title I funding this school year. School officials say the change caught them by surprise.
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LGBTQ-inclusive church in Cuba welcomes all in a country that once sent gay people to labor camps
Saturday, March 30th, 2024
via The Washington PostAfter the 1959 revolution, Cuba repressed gay people and many were sent to labor camps
Sex Education
Some state lawmakers want school chaplains as part of a ‘rescue mission’ for public education
Saturday, March 30th, 2024
via The Associated PressLawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed legislation to allow spiritual chaplains in public schools.
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Georgia House and Senate showcase contrasting priorities as 2024 session ends
Friday, March 29th, 2024
via The Associated PressGeorgia's 2024 legislative session again showcased contrasting Republican approaches to governing. But minority Democrats couldn't leverage those differences to advance top policy priorities.
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Read Judge Quraishi’s Ruling
Friday, March 29th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe decision is expected to fundamentally reshape New Jersey politics.
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Rise in taxable value of homes in Georgia would be capped if voters approve
Friday, March 29th, 2024
via The Associated PressGeorgia lawmakers have given final approval to a package of legislation they hope will limit property tax increases.
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Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes
Friday, March 29th, 2024
via The Associated PressGeorgia lawmakers are agreeing on pay raises for public school teachers and state employees, although they still have differences to work out in the upcoming budget.
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Biden Title IX rules on trans athletes set for election-year delay
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe administration is preparing to issue Title IX regulations on sex discrimination in schools, but without companion rules on transgender athletics.
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On last day of Georgia legislative session, bills must pass or die
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe end of Georgia's two-year legislative session arrives Thursday. It's the last day for bills to pass both the House and Senate or die as this term ends.
Sex Education
Media attorney warns advancing bill would create ‘giant loophole’ in Kentucky’s open records law
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
via The Associated PressA media attorney for the Kentucky Press Association says a bill advanced by lawmakers would carve out a 'giant loophole' in the state's open records law.
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School board postpones vote on new busing plan after audit on disastrous route changes
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
via The Associated PressEducation officials in Kentucky's largest city have delayed a vote on a new busing plan amid parental opposition and a recommendation to wait from a company that audited the district's disastrous transportation changes this year.
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2 high school wrestling team members in West Virginia are charged with sexual assault
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
via The Associated PressTwo West Virginia minors are facing sexual assault and other charges following an alleged incident at a hotel involving members of a high school wrestling team.
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Youngkin vetoes assault weapons ban but signs two gun-control bills
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
via The Washington PostGov. Glenn Youngkin (R) said a slate of gun control bills passed by Democrats in the General Assembly would make Virginians less safe, adding to his veto total.
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After a county restricted transgender women in sports, a roller derby league said, ‘No way’
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
via The Associated PressA women's roller derby league in suburban New York City has thrust itself into the national discussion over the rights of transgender athletes.
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