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On X, Conservative Activists Find a Direct Pipeline to Musk’s Team
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
via The New York Times (District of Columbia)Prominent conservative activists with a presence online have appeared to wield extraordinary access to Elon Musk's team, and the power to sway policy through it.
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Trump supporter Shelli Boggs opposes Trump termination of school grant
Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
via 12News (Arizona)The termination of the federal grant is part of a push by the Trump administration to end funding for programs perceived to have a liberal agenda.
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‘It’s a daily conversation for us’: Pitt Education students express concern about the future of the classroom
Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
via The Pitt News (Pennsylvania)Under the Trump administration, the Department of Education and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are under threat with a wave of executive orders and new policies. In the wake of these…
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Teachers union files lawsuit over Trump’s crackdown on race, DEI in schools
Monday, February 24th, 2025
via Anchorage Daily News (Alaska)A new lawsuit accuses Trump Education Department of trying to rewrite civil rights law when it threatened to pull federal school funding over mentions of race.
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Iowa regents to create ‘legislative committee’ to determine stance on bills
Monday, February 24th, 2025
via The Gazette (Iowa)With lobbyists for Iowa's public universities lingering in an 'undecided' state on the dozens of bills introduced this session angling to reshape higher education, the Board of Regents this week will consider creating a new 'legislative committee' tasked with taking a position on pending legislation.
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Trump administration cuts funding for UW-Madison program that puts teachers in MPS schools
Monday, February 24th, 2025
via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)The U.S. Education Department said the grants were used to train teachers on
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Frederick County School Board: proposed book policy forthcoming
Sunday, February 23rd, 2025
via The Winchester Star (Virginia)WINCHESTER — A failed motion at last week's Frederick County School Board meeting revealed that a policy regarding sexually explicit materials in Frederick County Public Schools is forthcoming.
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VMI weighs renewing superintendent’s contract — and for how long
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025
via The Roanoke Times (Virginia)Gen. Cedric Wins was named the first Black superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute amid a racial reckoning in the country. Now his position is at risk.
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Anti-woke activism meets technocratic tinkering: Breaking down Sanders’ higher ed bill
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025
via Arkansas Times (Arkansas)Arkansas ACCESS is almost as long as LEARNS in terms of page count, but nowhere near as ambitious. It appears to tinker around the edges of the higher ed system, not overhaul it.
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NC schools lose tens of millions in teacher grants after Trump administration DEI cuts
Friday, February 21st, 2025
via The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)Teachers may lose their jobs and not get bonuses due to the grants being abruptly cut by the Department of Education.
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Who is Charlie Kirk? Conservative firebrand coming to these Florida universities
Friday, February 21st, 2025
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)Charlie Kirk, conservative activist and founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, is bringing his speaking tour to Florida universities. Here's where.
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Prince William community split on schools transgender student policy
Thursday, February 20th, 2025
via InsideNoVA.com (Virginia)Prince William community members clashed at Wednesday night's School Board meeting over questions surrounding the school division's policy on the treatment of transgender and gender nonconforming students.
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Why is Elon Musk praising an Arizona councilmember for attacking Tom Hanks on X?
Thursday, February 20th, 2025
via The Arizona Republic (Arizona)Jeannette Garcia, the Avondale Council's MAGA supporter, made baseless claims against actor Tom Hanks. Now she said she's received threatening emails.
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Connecticut schools have less than two weeks to cut DEI programs. Will they?
Thursday, February 20th, 2025
via New Haven Register (Connecticut)The federal government gave schools two weeks to scrap DEI programs or lose federal funding.
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Minnesota schools weigh DEI demands from Trump administration
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via FOX59 News (Minnesota)From preschools to universities, Minnesota schools are caught in a classroom conundrum over diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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NJ school districts at a loss: Feds say drop diversity efforts, but NJ requires them
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via North Jersey Media Group (New Jersey)A letter from the Trump administration told schools to end diversity programs or lose funding. NJ requires schools to include diversity in curriculum.
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Trump gives schools deadline to end DEI or risk losing federal money
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via Wisconsin State Journal (Wisconsin)WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is giving America's schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money, raising the stakes in the president's fight against
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Wake school board approves sending letter asking to keep U.S. Department of Education open
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via WRAL (North Carolina)The Wake County school board approved a letter to Congress asking them to support the department and provide schools with more resources. President Donald Trump wants to dissolve the department, but…
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Department of Education warns public schools to ditch DEI programs or lose funding
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via The Mercury News (California)California schools received about $8 billion in federal funding for K-12 education and about $7 billion in federal funding for higher education in 2024.
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