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Virginia school board to pay $575K to a teacher fired for refusing to use trans student’s pronouns
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
via The Associated PressAn advocacy group says a Virginia school board has agreed to pay $575,000 in a settlement to a former high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student's pronouns.
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JD Vance vowed to ‘never forget’ Middletown. Some say he already has.
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
via The Washington PostJD Vance repeatedly rebuffed entreaties to work with groups in the hometown he made famous in 'Hillbilly Elegy,' according to dozens of interviews with locals and his private correspondence.
Racism
Parents sue school district following wristband protest against transgender girl at soccer game
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
via The Associated PressThree parents and a grandparent say their rights were violated when they were barred from a New Hampshire school's grounds for wearing wristbands in protest of a transgender girl playing in a girls soccer game.
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Va. school board settles with teacher fired for not using student’s pronouns
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
via The Washington PostA Virginia school board agreed to pay a former teacher more than $500,000 after he was fired for declining to use the pronouns of a transgender student in 2018.
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She’s running with all she’s got for a seat she can’t win. That’s the point.
Monday, September 30th, 2024
via The Washington PostKate Barr is waging a sure-to-lose campaign for a seat in the N.C. legislature as a protest against gerrymandering, which has made elections uncompetitive in states nationwide.
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Vance criticized an infrastructure law as a candidate then embraced it as a senator
Monday, September 30th, 2024
via The Associated PressJD Vance once criticized a bipartisan 2021 law that invested billions in America's crumbling infrastructure.
Racism
D.C. area schools see rise in threats of violence, officials say
Saturday, September 28th, 2024
via The Washington PostFollowing school shootings in Georgia, D.C. area schools experienced a surge in violent threats, leading to heightened law enforcement presence.
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Her trans daughter made the volleyball team. Then an armed officer showed up.
Saturday, September 28th, 2024
via The Washington PostHalf the country has banned trans girls from competing in girls sports. Jessica Norton didn't suspect she'd be punished under one of the bans.
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A Wisconsin City Welcomed New Refugees. Then the Angry Billboards Went Up.
Saturday, September 28th, 2024
via The New York TimesEau Claire had a plan. But opponents, mostly from rural areas, were convinced that the newcomers would destroy their Midwestern way of life.
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Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Emily Jashinsky
Friday, September 27th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe Sept. 27. 2024, episode of 'The Ezra Klein Show.'
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Harris makes scandal-plagued Republican the star of her campaign to win North Carolina
Thursday, September 26th, 2024
via The Associated PressThere's an unlikely star in Kamala Harris' fight to make history in North Carolina: Mark Robinson, the state's scandal-plagued candidate for governor.
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Investigation launched into Wisconsin mayor who removed ballot drop box
Wednesday, September 25th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe Wausau mayor had unspecified concerns about his city's drop box, so he put on a hard hat and moved the box to his office using a handcart.
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Overseas voters are the latest target in Trump’s false narrative on election fraud
Wednesday, September 25th, 2024
via The Associated PressDonald Trump this week falsely accused Democrats of cheating their way to a win in November, using a bipartisan 1986 act to claim without evidence that anyone overseas can get a ballot emailed to them, even if they're not eligible to vote.
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Weeks after a school shooting, students return for classes at Apalachee High School
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
via The Associated PressStudents are set to return to classes at Apalachee High School on Tuesday, weeks after a school shooter killed two students and two teachers.
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Florida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
via The Associated PressSome Florida school districts are rolling back a more comprehensive approach to sex education in favor of abstinence-focused lessons.
Sex Education
Banned Books Week starts with mixed messages as reports show challenges both up and down
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
via The Associated PressTwo new reports provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide.
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New State Laws Are Fueling a Surge in Book Bans
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
via The New York TimesTwo reports from advocacy groups show that book banning continues at higher rates than before the pandemic. Newly implemented state laws are impacting the numbers this year.
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Trump’s second term agenda on LGBTQ issues alarms civil rights groups
Sunday, September 22nd, 2024
via The Washington PostThe former president, who has shifted his positions over the years, is now planning to lead the GOP charge on gender identity if he returns to the White House.
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Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players
Friday, September 20th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe beginning of high school football season has seen a string of deaths. Players are most at risk in the late summer months of August and September of suffering heat-related illnesses due to searing temperatures and high humidity.
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