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The Republican convention kicks off with a focus on identity politics
Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe party and its candidate tried to show that it was okay for union members and Black, Hispanic and young Americans to vote Republican. Policy details were light.
Racism
Trump remade the GOP in his image — and its platform in his words
Monday, July 15th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe 2024 document contains numerous passages that paraphrase or lift directly from things Trump has said in speeches or in Truth Social posts.
Racism
A D.C. school’s experiment to help kids learn: Paying their families
Saturday, July 13th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe Social Justice School will give 15 families $2,400, part of a pilot to see whether no-strings-attached payments can help students stay on track.
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Biden says delegates can vote their conscience — and he’s right. But mass defections remain unlikely
Friday, July 12th, 2024
via The Associated PressPresident Joe Biden say his pledged delegates could vote their conscience, and party rules confirm that.
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Transgender student blocked from tennis team sues Va. school district
Friday, July 12th, 2024
via The Washington PostIn a federal lawsuit against Hanover County school officials, the 11-year-old contends she was discriminated against based on her transgender identity.
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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 PressFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now expected to address former President Donald Trump's nominating convention next week.
Parents
He wanted to focus on issues students cared about. Then the crises began.
Wednesday, July 10th, 2024
via The Washington PostAs Montgomery County's student board member, Sami Saeed thought he'd focus on school lunches and homework. But the job turned quickly into crisis management.
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Nevada county votes against certifying recount results, a move that raises longer-term questions
Wednesday, July 10th, 2024
via The Associated PressCommissioners in Nevada's second most populous county on Tuesday refused to certify the results of two local race recounts from last month's primary, a rare move that has potential implications for the presidential race in one of the nation's most important swing states.
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Virginia joins other states with effort to restrict cellphones in schools
Tuesday, July 9th, 2024
via The Washington PostVirginia has joined a growing number of states that are pushing for cellphone restrictions in public schools
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Va. Gov. Youngkin calls for ‘phone-free’ public schools in executive order
Tuesday, July 9th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe Republican governor called for policies restricting cellphone use in schools in an executive order Tuesday.
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9 Mayors on What Divides America, and What Will Save It
Monday, July 8th, 2024
via The New York TimesMayors described the national discourse as 'broken,' 'garbage' and 'horrible.' But many found reassurance inside their own cities.
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Sykes Faces Challenge in Ohio as Black Democrats Push to Hold White Districts
Saturday, July 6th, 2024
via The New York TimesRepresentative Emilia Sykes is one of only a few Black Democrats in Congress who don't resemble most of their constituents, and whose political survival this year will help determine which party…
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Virginia school board member sentenced on Jan. 6 riot charges
Thursday, July 4th, 2024
via The Washington PostMiles Adkins, who has rejected calls to resign over his presence inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty and was sentenced this week to 12 days in jail.
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Judge’s order greatly expands where Biden can’t enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
via The Associated PressA 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.
Parents
Discipline used in Kansas’ largest school district was discriminatory, the Justice Department says
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024
via The Associated PressTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Educators in Kansas' largest public school district discriminated against Black and disabled students when disciplining them, according to the U.S.
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Fairfax schools add D-, allow test retakes as districts rethink grading
Monday, July 1st, 2024
via The Washington PostFairfax County schools will allow students to retake tests and is adding a D- to its grading scale as the district and others try to rethink how to measure student performance.
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Harrisburg, Tea, Box Elder lead booming South Dakota cities
Monday, July 1st, 2024
via The Associated PressHARRISBURG, S.D. (AP) — This bedroom community just south of Sioux Falls transformed over the past couple of decades into the fastest-growing South Dakota city of more than 5,000 people, according to the most recent U.S.
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How will Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?
Sunday, June 30th, 2024
via The Associated PressAs a legal battle ensues over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of exactly how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain unclear.
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A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to states where they are banned
Saturday, June 29th, 2024
via The Associated PressA bookstore in San Francisco is sending boxes of LGBTQ+ books to parts of the country where they are banned.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement