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Colorado Democrats want schools to establish policies about contested books in libraries
Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
via The Gazette - Colorado Springs (Colorado)Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill requiring public and charter schools to establish written policies for handling challenged library books following a recent lawsuit against a district that removed nearly
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A Democratic bill seeking to protect challenged books in Colorado schools heads to Senate
Monday, February 10th, 2025
via The Gazette - Colorado Springs (Colorado)Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill requiring public and charter schools to establish written policies for handling challenged library books following a recent lawsuit against a district that removed nearly
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Cy-Fair ISD board to discuss parental rights in light of contentious new gender policy
Monday, February 10th, 2025
via KPRC (Texas)The Cy-Fair ISD board meeting will address a contentious gender policy focusing on parental notification and student privacy.
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Bill tracker: Senate votes to ban DEI, House OKs anti-immigration bill. What else moved
Monday, February 10th, 2025
via The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)There's about 1,200 bills filed but only some of them will become law. Here, we're tracking the bills that actually progress in the legislature.
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Bill tracker: Senate votes to ban DEI, House OKs anti illegal immigration bill. What else moved
Monday, February 10th, 2025
via Courier & Press (Indiana)There's about 1,200 bills filed but only some of them will become law. Here, we're tracking the bills that actually progress in the legislature.
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West Virginia educators, lawmakers discuss school choice ahead of legislative session
Monday, February 10th, 2025
via WV News (West Virginia)Parents
Bill to ‘fix reading failures’ in Wyoming advances despite educators’ concerns
Friday, February 7th, 2025
via Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming)Skeptics voice worry about punitive measures for school districts and an emphasis on holding struggling students back.
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Conservative legal group asks Department of Education to investigate Prince William schools’ transgender policy
Friday, February 7th, 2025
via InsideNoVA.com (Virginia)A conservative legal group has requested the U.S. Department of Education investigate Prince William County Public Schools and four other Northern Virginia school systems, alleging their policies related to transgender students and gender identity violate civil rights laws.
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FOX45: Trump’s executive order may defund Maryland schools that teach gender identity
Friday, February 7th, 2025
via The Baltimore Sun (Maryland)An executive order signed by President Donald Trump may soon defund Maryland schools that teach gender identity or assist in social transitions of students who identify as transgender.
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Is SB 1017 really dead? What to know about Oklahoma’s legislative process, Deever’s bill
Friday, February 7th, 2025
via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)Deevers said he has withdrawn the controversial bill aiming to reduce IEP services, but under Senate rules, it may not be completely off the table.
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How Trump’s plans for education could affect Nevada
Friday, February 7th, 2025
via Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada)Will Trump's executive orders on education affect Nevada? CCSD's interim superintendent's answer: 'As a District, we remain committed to serving and supporting all of our children.'
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Column: Trump’s all-out assault on transgender rights isn’t a sign of strength, but cowardice
Friday, February 7th, 2025
via Los Angeles Times (California)Trump's talent for attacking the most vulnerable targets has brought him to attack transgender rights, because he knows his victims are the most powerless Americans
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Nebraska bills to catalog school ‘mass surveillance’ tools, library books advance from Ed Committee
Thursday, February 6th, 2025
via Star-Herald (Nebraska)LINCOLN — A Nebraska legislative committee Thursday advanced multiple legislative bills seeking public catalogs of student surveillance tools, surveys and library books in K-12 schools. Education…
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Capitol Notebook: Funding boost for food assistance program advances
Thursday, February 6th, 2025
via The Gazette (Iowa)Also, 3 people charged after protests at Iowa Capitol
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Capitol Notebook: Iowa House committee advances Gov. Reynolds’ paid family leave bill
Thursday, February 6th, 2025
via Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa)Iowa legislation that would provide paid family to state employees took another step forward Wednesday. Also, protestors gathered outside the Iowa Capitol as part of a national event.
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3 protesters arrested at Iowa Capitol during Moms for Liberty event
Thursday, February 6th, 2025
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)The protest was one of 50 planned protests Wednesday in cities across the country organized by the 50501 Movement.
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Alabama lawmakers want Ten Commandments in schools: Will Roy Moore-era legal battle be reignited?
Thursday, February 6th, 2025
via al.com (Alabama)The move echoes a decades-old fight over religion in government, reigniting memories of Moore's defiant stand in the early 2000s.
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U.S. House members battle over eliminating Department of Education at hearing • Wisconsin Examiner
Thursday, February 6th, 2025
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)WASHINGTON — The largely partisan clash over whether to abolish the U.S. Department of Education came to the forefront at a Wednesday hearing by a U.S. House education panel, as rumors continue to…
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U.S. House members battle over eliminating Department of Education at hearing • Michigan Advance
Thursday, February 6th, 2025
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)WASHINGTON — The largely partisan clash over whether to abolish the U.S. Department of Education came to the forefront at a Wednesday hearing by a U.S. House education panel, as rumors continue to…
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