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Transgender Care for Minors Faces Supreme Court Test
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
via The New York Times (Tennessee)The justices will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether Tennessee and more than 20 other states can ban some medical treatments for transgender youth.
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What’s next for abortion laws in New Hampshire • New Hampshire Bulletin
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
via The New Hampshire Bulletin (New Hampshire)In Kelly Ayotte's campaign for governor, the now-governor-elect was clear in ads and speeches: She would not be making changes to the state's abortion law.
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Transgender Georgians brace for new restrictions under Donald Trump
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)Allies of President-elect Donald Trump at the national and state level have promised to crack down on transgender rights.
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What Trump 2.0 could mean for public education
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
via San Antonio Current (Texas)Houston native and education expert Diane Ravitch urges a fight for 'the future of Texas, and for the future of the children' under Trump's proposed reforms.
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Education, elections, drugs: Analysis of NH bills filed for 2025
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
via Seacoastonline.com (New Hampshire)New Hampshire lawmakers have already submitted hundreds of legislative service requests for the 2025 session. We analyze them by topic.
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The women voters Democrats lost — and gained — offer clues for the next era of American elections
Monday, December 2nd, 2024
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)Movement among two groups of women voters help explain Trump's new coalition and how inflation, education and gun violence will shape the political fights ahead.
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How a Right-Wing Schools Activist Started a Culture War in Manhattan
Monday, December 2nd, 2024
via The New York Times (Oklahoma)In March, Maud Maron introduced a resolution about transgender students' participation in sports. The fallout has derailed a parent council in an overwhelmingly liberal district.
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Indy Education: Minden student bringing attention to school meals assistance program
Monday, December 2nd, 2024
via The Nevada Independent (Nevada)The student representative on the Douglas County School Board wants to use his platform to elevate issues that directly affect students such as the end of the state's universal school meals program.
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The Wyoming Secretary of State talks about the Constitution
Saturday, November 30th, 2024
via Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Wyoming)The Wyoming Secretary of State talks about visiting students and the constitution
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A U.S. president has apologized for the ‘Indian school’ policy. Here’s why the apology was needed
Saturday, November 30th, 2024
via Los Angeles Times (California)Nearly half a dozen such schools operated in California, taking Native American children from their families and purging them of everything that made them Indian. The program officially ended in 1969.
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San Jose State will face Colorado State for Mountain West title as debate over trans athletes rages
Friday, November 29th, 2024
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)San Jose State's women's volleyball team will face Colorado State in the Mountain West's championship match Saturday for a chance for an NCAA tournament berth.
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Federal grant could help Wake have mental health providers available at all 200 schools
Friday, November 29th, 2024
via The News & Observer (North Carolina)The grant will pay for things such as hiring more therapists to work directly with students who have mental health needs.
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Her Wrestling Empire Was Said to Harm Children. Trump Chose Her for Education.
Thursday, November 28th, 2024
via The New York Times (Washington)Linda McMahon, whose résumé mainly rests on running World Wrestling Entertainment, has faced questions for years over whether she is suitable for important education posts.
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Democratic lawmakers say they’re ready to get to work
Wednesday, November 27th, 2024
via Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming)Wyoming's Democratic legislators say they're willing and ready to build relationships with members of the new Legislature but remain uncertain as to how those relationships will materialize.
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Complaint alleges Waukesha School District fails to protect transgender students and staff
Wednesday, November 27th, 2024
via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)Fair Wisconsin and GSAFE have filed a complaint against the Waukesha School District alleging it has not honored new Title IX regulations related to gender identity.
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Trump’s promises to conservatives raise fears of more book bans in US
Wednesday, November 27th, 2024
via Sun Sentinel (Florida)Battles over books in school libraries have become emblematic of the country's larger culture wars over race, historical revisionism and gender identity.
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Children the focus of DA in 2025
Tuesday, November 26th, 2024
via Norman Transcript (Oklahoma)District Attorney Erik Johnson has officially designated 2025 as the 'Year of the Child' in District 22, an initiative aimed at enhancing the health, safety, and well-being of children throughout
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Unlikely Trump can actually eliminate Education Department, experts say • Wisconsin Examiner
Tuesday, November 26th, 2024
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)As Donald Trump seeks to redefine U.S. education policy, dismantling the U.S. department that oversees education is a difficult task
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Unlikely Trump can actually eliminate Education Department, experts say • New Hampshire Bulletin
Tuesday, November 26th, 2024
via The New Hampshire Bulletin (New Hampshire)President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to get rid of the U.S. Department of Education will be far easier said than done.
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