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Ron DeSantis is now expected to speak at the Republican National Convention, AP source says

Wednesday, July 10th, 2024

via The Associated Press (Iowa)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now expected to address former President Donald Trump's nominating convention next week.

Parents

After challenging Trump, Haley and DeSantis denied speaking slots at RNC 2024

Wednesday, July 10th, 2024

via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)

Nikki Haley's spokeswoman said she wasn't invited to the convention, while Ron DeSantis will be on the periphery of the convention but not speaking.

Parents

Is the California Legislature Providing Cover for Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Parents?

Wednesday, July 10th, 2024

via California Globe (California)

California's courts are in the thick of the case of a divorced mother who has petitioned to have her 11-year-old son castrated for a gender-transition against the will of the boy's father. The mother,…

Parents

Project 2025 offers conservatives an attack plan for California. Will Trump take it?

Tuesday, July 9th, 2024

via The Sacramento Bee (California)

Though former President Donald Trump has denied any affiliation with Project 2025, several of its architects are heavily involved in his reelection effort.

Parents

Conservatives stormed their way onto California school boards — but are facing backlash

Monday, July 8th, 2024

via San Francisco Chronicle (California)

The latest example of voters rejecting conservative school board takeovers came Tuesday, with the narrow recall of Sunol Glen Unified School District trustees.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Coparenting: Parenting from two different households

Saturday, July 6th, 2024

via The Grand Island Independent (Nebraska)

Successful coparenting requires empathy, patience and open communication, says Anne Buettner, a licensed marriage and family therapist and psychologist associate.

Parents

An Ohio parent joined LifeWise Academy to post its curriculum online. Now it’s suing him

Saturday, July 6th, 2024

via The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)

Zachary Parrish learned about the nonprofit Christian instructional program three years ago, when a public school teacher tried to enroll his daughter.

Parents

Broken Records: Citizens face growing obstacles to public records – and legislators are making them worse

Saturday, July 6th, 2024

via The Spokesman-Review (Idaho)

Emily Moyer, a 37-year-old photographer, was hoping public records could help save her fiance.

Racism, Parent Involvement

Why did Pequannock librarian resign? Fights over budget, politics shake up a library board

Friday, July 5th, 2024

via Daily Record (New Jersey)

Critics say a new library board is trying to strip away funding and warn of a conservative agenda. Here's what we know.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement, Sex Education

Judge’s order greatly expands where Biden administration can’t enforce rule protecting LGBTQ+ students

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024

via Anchorage Daily News (Alaska)

The order applies in Alaska, Kansas, Utah and Wyoming because they sued, plus a patchwork of places elsewhere across the nation.

LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement

Gavin Newsom says never mind on California crime measure

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024

via CalMatters (California)

In a surprise move, Gavin Newsom withdraws the crime measure he and Democratic legislative leaders just trumpeted.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Florida woman says COVID-19 shots made her sick, but federal law protects vaccine makers

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024

via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)

Nine people, including a Port Orange woman, who say they were harmed by COVID-19 vaccinations, are seeking the right to sue the manufacturers.

Parents

Race for empty House seat representing Spokane Valley, surrounding area features crowded field of candidates

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024

via The Spokesman-Review (Idaho)

A half dozen seasoned politicians and first-time candidates are vying to represent Spokane Valley and much of eastern Spokane County in the state Legislature, after the incumbent left the seat wide…

Racism, Parent Involvement

Judge blocks Biden’s Title IX LGBTQ+ protections in Alaska, other states

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024

via Juneau Empire (Alaska)

Third ruling in less than three weeks puts policy on hold in 14 states; more challenges pending.

Parents

Effort to recall two Bay Area school board members leading in initial results

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024

via San Francisco Chronicle (California)

Two school board members facing recall over a perceived Pride flag ban in their tiny East Bay district are losing their efforts to remain on the board.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Judge’s order greatly expands where Biden can’t enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024

via The Associated Press (Alaska)

A federal judge in Kansas has blocked a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students from being enforced in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere across the nation.

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Harford teachers union ‘disappointed’ in school board vote against curriculum

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024

via The Baltimore Sun (Maryland)

The Harford County teachers union voiced disappointment with the Harford Board of Education for not supporting Advanced Placement African American Studies and Social Science curriculums due to what…

Parents

Indy Education: Pahrump HS senior reflects on first state education board term

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024

via The Nevada Independent (Nevada)

In this week's Indy Education, learn about the State Board of Education's student member Michael Keyes, a Pahrump high school student. Plus, book protesters disrupt a school board meeting.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Search of Christian Ziegler’s cellphone was illegal, judge says

Monday, July 1st, 2024

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

The judge ruled that the police search of Ziegler's cellphone was unconstitutional.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement