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Senate set to approve Missouri governor’s shakeup of state education board • Missouri Independent
Thursday, April 24th, 2025
via Missouri Independent (Missouri)Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe's makeover of the State Board of Education is nearly complete, with the state Senate set to confirm the last of his four new appointments this week. The turnover on the eight-member board also means its longtime leadership has been pushed aside. That includes Charlie Shields, the former Republican lawmaker who has […]
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What’s the status of South Bend’s desegregation consent decree? Ongoing discussion begins
Thursday, April 24th, 2025
via South Bend Tribune (Indiana)A representative from South Bend is the school corporation in Indiana still under a desegregation consent decree, NAACP leader said.
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Orange School Board candidate could join ranks of youngest Virginia officials
Thursday, April 24th, 2025
via The Daily Progress (Virginia)If O'Brian Martin is elected to the Orange County School Board this November — which is likely, considering he's the only name on the ballot — he won't just be
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CDA school board trustee resigns days after DUI, drug paraphernalia arrest
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
via Lewiston Tribune (Idaho)A Post Falls Police Officer pulled Anderton over because she had a tail light out, but quickly suspected she was intoxicated when she struggled to find her driver's license and had slurred speech, according to court documents. The officer searched Anderton's person and found a piece of burnt tinfoil in her jacket pocket along with a dollar bill that had a white powder residue on it, according to court documents. The officer asked Anderton what the tinfoil was used for and Anderton said it was used to smoke cocaine, according to court documents.
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NC schools sign anti-discrimination letter but question Trump order to end DEI
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
via The News & Observer (North Carolina)State Superintendent Mo Green says schools are only acknowledging in the letter that they won't violate federal discrimination laws, not that they won't use DEI.
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State board to pick next education commissioner Tuesday
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)A state board is expected to select a new commissioner to oversee the Massachusetts K-12 public education department during a meeting Tuesday afternoon.
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21-year-old native running for Orange County School Board
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via The Daily Progress (Virginia)O'Brian Martin, 21, is running for a seat on the Orange County School Board, and he's likely to win it, considering he's the only name on the ballot.
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Opponents of Trump administration policies demonstrate in downtown Provo
Monday, April 21st, 2025
via Daily Herald (Utah)A fairly new group in Utah County is rallying local citizens to amplify their voices in denouncing what they feel is government overreach and become engaged in local activism. On Saturday, a…
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Richland school leaders consider rejecting controversial ‘race and curriculum’ policy
Monday, April 21st, 2025
via Tri-City Herald (Washington)The policy says students 'must learn factual U.S. history.'
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Why the focus on ‘divisive concepts’ in New Hampshire? Why the attacks on diversity programs? • New Hampshire Bulletin
Monday, April 21st, 2025
via The New Hampshire Bulletin (New Hampshire)Years ago, when I worked as a newspaper opinion editor, a conservative reader sent a letter to argue that 21st-century America was a post-racial society.
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U of M faculty greenlight resolution to establish mutual defense compact among Big Ten schools • Michigan Advance
Monday, April 21st, 2025
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)Members of the University of Michigan Faculty Senate voted overwhelmingly in support of a resolution to establish a mutual defense compact with other universities in the Big Ten Academic Alliance according to results posted on Monday. The faculty Senate voted 92.8% in favor of the resolution, which was introduced at its meeting last Thursday, and […]
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Fact check: Is Donald Trump keeping his promises to Michigan voters?
Monday, April 21st, 2025
via Bridge Michigan (Michigan)Donald Trump promised a 'Michigan miracle.' Ninety days into his second term, the state's unemployment rate is rising but gas prices are down as Trump acts on tariff and deportation pledges.
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Two friends started a California secession movement. Now they’re fighting each other
Monday, April 21st, 2025
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)Marcus Ruiz Evans wants California to secede from the United States. He'll have to overcome political obstacles and his former best friend.
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Michael Paul Williams: Youngkin and Earle-Sears were all in on DEI – until they weren’t
Saturday, April 19th, 2025
via The Daily Progress (Virginia)You don't get to stake out the high ground when your party has sunk in the mud, stoking resentment by presenting DEI as a 21st-century version of Jim Crow aimed at white Americans.
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U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown to hold Housing Expo June 7 for current, prospective homeowners: Press Run
Friday, April 18th, 2025
via Cleveland.com (Ohio)In this week's Press Run there is news about John Carroll University's just-announced commencement speaker; an Olympic gold medalist from the area speaking at a Providence House event; local winners of the Maltz Museum's Stop the Hate contest; and more.
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Column: Trump, Vance raise puzzling question at the Smithsonian
Friday, April 18th, 2025
via The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)Who determines what ideology is 'proper?' That's the question hanging over President Trump's executive order about the Smithsonian, Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page writes.
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How would eliminating federal funding for PBS and NPR affect Louisiana? Here’s what to know.
Friday, April 18th, 2025
via The Times-Picayune (Louisiana)WASHINGTON — Daniel Tiger and NOVA would be off the air in Louisiana should the Trump administration and U.S. Sen. John N. Kennedy succeed in their plans to defund public
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The Stroller, April 18, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Friday, April 18th, 2025
via TribLive (Pennsylvania)Publicize your non-profit's community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood…
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