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Trump cuts affect signature Youngkin lab school program in Virginia

Thursday, February 13th, 2025

via The Washington Post (Washington)

A Virginia Commonwealth University program that helps teach computer skills to high schoolers was targeted as wasteful or discriminatory by the Trump administration.

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The school board was the testing ground for the fall of our democracy

Thursday, February 13th, 2025

via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)

A few years ago, a colleague asked me what I believed to be the 'endgame' for all the chaos we had witnessed in America's school boards.

Racism, School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Wisconsin education leaders left confused about legality of Trump executive order on K-12

Wednesday, February 12th, 2025

via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)

On Jan. 29, President Donald Trump released an executive order titled

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For Wisconsin educators, Trump’s K-12 demands could threaten local control

Tuesday, February 11th, 2025

via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)

Plus: What might the 2025 MLB season hold for the Milwaukee Brewers?

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Incumbent Superintendent Jill Underly says she’ll remain ‘No. 1 advocate for public education’ • Wisconsin Examiner

Tuesday, February 11th, 2025

via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)

Incumbent Jill Underly faces education consultant Brittany Kinser and Sauk Prairie Schools Superintendent Jeff Wright in the primary.

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Beyond Black History: Kennebunk High School’s innovative approach to teaching race

Tuesday, February 11th, 2025

via Seacoastonline.com (New Hampshire)

The semester-long course challenging students to examine their own preconceptions about race.

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How Trump’s education plans might affect Illinois schools

Monday, February 10th, 2025

via Chicago Sun-Times (Illinois)

Trump plans to try to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Most school funding is local, as are policy decisions. But his actions could still leave a lasting mark.

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‘We must wash our hands of DEI’: Sen. Tuberville, colleagues introduce the Dismantle DEI Act

Monday, February 10th, 2025

via WVTM (Alabama)

Sen. Tuberville is backing a bill that would codify President Trump's executive order terminating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives.

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In Botetourt County and nationwide, libraries remain ideological hotspots

Sunday, February 9th, 2025

via The Roanoke Times (Virginia)

Some citizens in Botetourt County are still concerned that materials within the county's libraries are inappropriate and harmful for children.

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19 Black trailblazers that may not have been in your history book

Saturday, February 8th, 2025

via PIX11 (New York)

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators (and their students) are eager to learn more about underrepresented trailblazers like Lewis Latimer, Marsha P. Johnson, and Max Robinson.

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As Ground Shifts, ‘Flailing’ Democrats Struggle to Find Footing in Diversity Fight

Saturday, February 8th, 2025

via The New York Times (Texas)

President Trump's aggressive moves against transgender rights and diversity, equity and inclusion programs have left the Democratic Party casting about for a strategy for how to respond.

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Iowa House leader: We’re tackling higher education because of Regents’ inaction

Friday, February 7th, 2025

via The Gazette (Iowa)

Committee chair thinks that's 'a major problem'

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Desegregation lawsuits still remain 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education

Friday, February 7th, 2025

via ABC7 New York (New York)

In fact, New York City schools have even been called some of the most segregated school districts in the nation, particularly for Black and Latino students.

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How Trump’s plans for education could affect Nevada

Friday, February 7th, 2025

via Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada)

Will Trump's executive orders on education affect Nevada? CCSD's interim superintendent's answer: 'As a District, we remain committed to serving and supporting all of our children.'

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National Association of Scholars says Iowa’s public universities are “derelict in their duty”

Thursday, February 6th, 2025

via Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa)

Iowa's public universities are 'derelict in their duty' of teaching students about the United States, its history and ideals, a presenter told Iowa lawmakers Wednesday.

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Texas lawmakers may ban certain lessons at state colleges under expanded DEI crackdown

Thursday, February 6th, 2025

via The Texas Tribune (Texas)

Legislators are expected to take up a $360 million proposal that would change the landscape of financial aid in the state.

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‘Every teacher I’ve talked to is completely freaked out by it’: Trump’s order on critical race theory thrusts White House into the classroom

Thursday, February 6th, 2025

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

While lessons involving race and racism are taught in public schools, many K-12 school systems, including those in Massachusetts, said critical theory is not.

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A closed meeting causes frustration as parents protest outside Keller ISD building

Wednesday, February 5th, 2025

via Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas)

The interim superintendent of Keller ISD met with a committee in a closed meeting to discuss the district's financial worries.

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Warnock calls Trump’s pick to lead OMB, Russell Vought, ‘radical’ and ‘extreme’

Wednesday, February 5th, 2025

via FOX 5 Atlanta (Georgia)

Senate Democrats, led by Raphael Warnock, filibustered to delay the vote on Russell Vought's nomination for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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