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Do parental rights hinge on whether a same-sex couple was married? Ohio Supreme Court to decide
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
via Cleveland.com (Ohio)A dispute before the state's high court weighs what happens when LGBTQ parents break up—especially before marriage was legal.
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What Tennessee lawmakers did and didn’t do in 2025: Your guide
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
via Tennessean (Tennessee)Tennessee lawmakers adjourned the first year of the 114th General Assembly on April 22.
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Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments in same-sex parental rights case • Ohio Capital Journal
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that centers around whether a same-sex couple shares parenting rights to children born through artificial insemination while they were in a relationship in the same way a heterosexual couple would share those rights.
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Brevard County residents protest in support of teacher at school board meeting
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via WESH (Florida)Dozens of parents, teachers and students held a rally outside the Brevard County School Board meeting on Tuesday to protest in support of a local teacher after learning her contract would not be…
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Alabama library’s state funding remains suspended as book relocation dispute continues
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via al.com (Alabama)State library board chairman says compliance with code on "sexually explicit" materials is mandatory, while Fairhope library Board members defend keeping certain books in teen section after review.
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Students weigh social media freedom vs. reasonable restrictions in civics essay contest
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via The Union Leader (New Hampshire)When social media impacts teen safety, are government regulations that may infringe on constitutional rights and freedoms justified?
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Former FSU president John Thrasher under treatment for cancer, his firm announces
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)Former state lawmaker and retired Florida State University president John Thrasher is "battling cancer," his lobbying firm announced April 22.
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This award-winning novel about sex trafficking has Alabama librarians fighting back against censorship
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via al.com (Alabama)Recent federal court rulings in Arkansas and Iowa have blocked similar book restrictions, potentially setting precedent for Alabama's ongoing battles over teen access to novels about sexual…
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Alabama library keeps 2 challenged books in teen section despite state funding cut
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via al.com (Alabama)Fairhope library board members determined "Sold" and "Grown" don't contain obscene material, while state officials previously suspended $42,000 in annual funding over alleged code violations.
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Yeshivas must keep teaching standards
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via New York Daily News (New York)As New York's budget negotiations drag on, a dangerous backroom effort is underway. Being targeted are New York's 'substantial equivalency' regulations — rules that ensure private schools, includin…
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Parent’s Case Against Chico School District for Gender Transition
Monday, April 21st, 2025
via California Globe (California)In a victory for parental rights, the United States District Court for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco has reinstated the lawsuit that Chico mother Aurora Regina filed against the Chico Unified…
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Krista Kafer: Law to protect transgender pronouns and dress comes with a steep price — free speech
Monday, April 21st, 2025
via The Denver Post (Colorado)Eventually, the 'Legal Protections for Transgender Individuals' law, if it passes, will be struck down by the courts as an unconstitutional suppression of free speech, but by then, dama…
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Bill tracker: Lawmakers approve I-465 speed limit change, Braun signs property tax relief
Monday, April 21st, 2025
via The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)IndyStar is tracking what bills moved each week through the Indiana General Assembly's 2025 legislative session.
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San Diego Book Crawl returns for 8th year with more locations
Sunday, April 20th, 2025
via The San Diego Union-Tribune (California)Created to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, the event will feature 14 local shops with celebrity guests and prizes
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Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case involving LGBTQ+ storybooks
Sunday, April 20th, 2025
via The Washington PostThe Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether public schools can refuse to give parents the right to pull kids from lessons involving LGBTQ-themed books.
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Scathing watchdog report highlights gaps in Virginia’s child welfare system
Saturday, April 19th, 2025
via Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia)When things get so bad that social workers think about taking children from their homes, their decisions are often made in arbitrary ways with little planning or thought, a blistering report from a…
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Brevard County residents protest teacher’s dismissal over name policy
Friday, April 18th, 2025
via WESH (Florida)Nearly 100 people gathered at a busy intersection in Satellite Beach on Friday to protest the dismissal of a Brevard teacher
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Public schools gut budgets to cope with Trump axing pandemic grants
Friday, April 18th, 2025
via The Washington Times (District of Columbia)Public schools are gutting billions of dollars from staffing, program and supply budgets heading into summer vacation as they cope with the Trump administration ending access to pandemic stimulus grants.
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Alabama closer to limiting drag, LGBTQ discussions in more settings
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
via al.com (Alabama)One bill also prevents school employees from displaying Pride flags.
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