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‘The time is now to do the job’ Legislative Black Caucus says as it kicks off Black History Month • Wisconsin Examiner
Tuesday, February 4th, 2025
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)As Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus celebrates accomplishments of Black Americans, they emphasize that more work has to be done.
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5 presidential executive orders that could impact Cumberland County Schools
Tuesday, February 4th, 2025
via The Fayetteville Observer (North Carolina)President Donald Trump filed executive orders in January that could impact Cumberland County Schools.
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Iowa lawmakers advance another anti-DEI bill targeting university curriculum
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
via Sioux City Journal (Iowa)A year after lawmakers passed sweeping legislation banning diversity, equity, and inclusion spending across Iowa's public universities, legislators are taking aim at DEI-related curricular…
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Trump threatens to withhold funds from schools over CRT, Title IX. How’s Wake responding?
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
via The News & Observer (North Carolina)Trump is threatening to withhold federal dollars to schools he says are promoting 'gender ideology' and 'discriminatory equity ideology.'
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Before the revival of Old L.C. Anderson High School: A Black Austin K-12 Timeline
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
via Austin American-Statesman (Texas)The path toward equity in Austin education is long and fraught. Efforts to create fair learning opportunities for all children continue to this day.
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Senate Texas Higher Education Interim Report says regents should get rid of DEI ‘culture’
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
via Austin American-Statesman (Texas)The subcommittee's report recommends legislators empower regents and review general education requirements, curriculum to better align with workforce.
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Election 2025: Get to know the candidates who want to represent northwest Rockford
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
via Rockford Register Star (Illinois)Former Rockford Public Schools teacher Bill Rose must defeat special education teacher Dawn Granath to win a third term on City Council.
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As Trump Attacks Diversity, a Racist Undercurrent Surfaces
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
via The New York Times (Washington)President Trump has promised a 'colorblind and merit-based' society, while also equating diversity with incompetence.
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The woke is over
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Arkansas)If nothing else positive comes from it, Donald Trump's second presidency has at least set in motion a rollback of toxic "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" (DEI) programs across the country.
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‘The new n-word’: Trump’s purge of DEI programs incenses Black leaders in South Florida
Saturday, February 1st, 2025
via Miami Herald (Florida)Black leaders in South Florida decry Trump's executive orders purging all DEI programs from the federal government.
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Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas agencies to eliminate diversity policies
Friday, January 31st, 2025
via Dallas Morning News (Texas)The Republican governor's executive order directs the state government to be 'color-blind.'
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Legal rights groups urge school leaders not to adopt Texas’ Bible-infused curriculum
Friday, January 31st, 2025
via The Associated Press (Texas)A coalition of legal organizations on Thursday called on Texas school district leaders to reject the adoption of a recently approved state curriculum heavily infused with references to Christianity and biblical teachings.
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Trump orders ‘patriotic education’ and school vouchers. Louisiana is already on it.
Friday, January 31st, 2025
via NOLA.com (Louisiana)President Trump issued orders this week seeking to restrict transgender students' rights while promoting school vouchers and "patriotic education." Louisiana has already done that.
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NYS officials, citing state/local control, to resist Trump’s order on education
Friday, January 31st, 2025
via Newsday (New York)Education policy is set by the state Board of Regents, who are chosen by the State Legislature. Under law, local school boards have great latitude in what is taught in schools.
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Trump’s attacks on DEI initiatives cause concern for some Spokane community members
Friday, January 31st, 2025
via The Spokesman-Review (Washington)In a press briefing Thursday, President Donald Trump insinuated the Federal Aviation Administration's diversity efforts were to blame for Wednesday's catastrophic plane crash that likely killed more than 60 people near Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport.
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Trump’s attacks on DEI initiatives causes concern for Spokane community members
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
via The Spokesman-Review (Washington)In a press briefing Thursday, President Donald Trump insinuated the Federal Aviation Administration's diversity efforts were to blame for Wednesday's catastrophic plane crash that likely killed more than 60 people near Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport.
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White House calls out Madison School District in K-12 ‘indoctrination’ order
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
via Wisconsin State Journal (Wisconsin)Madison schools adopted a policy in 2018 that states a person's gender identity can be male, female, a blend of both or neither.
Racism, School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Houston’s cybercrime crackdown: 39 fraud websites seized from Pakistan-based network
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
via KPRC (Texas)In an international crackdown involving Houston authorities, 39 domains operated by a Pakistan-based group known as Saim Raza or HeartSender were shut down for selling hacking and fraud tools.
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How will Trump’s orders on K-12 education, gender and DEI square with NY’s policy?
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
via The Journal News Media Group (New York)At stake: Federal aid and grants that are relied upon by many districts to improve education for students with disabilities and students from poverty.
Racism, School Board – General