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Prince George’s school board votes to keep a Bowie elementary school open
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Washington PostPrince George's Schools Superintendent Millard House II recommended Pointer Ridge Elementary stay open and serve as a site for a regional autism program.
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West Virginia Senate OKs bill to allow veterans, retired police to provide armed security in schools
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Associated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — County education boards in West Virginia could contract with military veterans and retired law enforcement officers to provide armed security at K-12 public schools under a bill passed Friday by the Republican-controlled state Senate.
School Safety
Two Iowa counties an hour apart show America’s growing political divide
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Washington PostIn Iowa, rural Decatur County has moved sharply Republican, while suburban Dallas County has shifted Democratic. Here's what it means for a likely Biden-Trump rematch.
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Florida law led school district to pull 1,600 books — including dictionaries
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Washington PostDictionaries were removed pulled from shelves in a Florida school district where officials are reviewing books for 'sexual' content.
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The New Segregation on Campus
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via The Wall Street JournalUCLA's medical school divides students by race to teach ‘antiracism.'
Racism
Pay raises and higher education spending headline Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed budget in Georgia
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via The Associated PressAfter years of holding spending far below what Georgia was collecting in revenue, Gov. Brian Kemp is proposing a big boost in outlays.
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After year of culture wars, states to take up AI, housing and workforce
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via The Washington PostWith the presidential election looming, all but four states have legislatures scheduled to meet this year. Last year, lawmakers passed more than 35,000 bills.
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Americans oppose most Trump policies
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via The Washington PostOnly four of 30 policies polled had the support of a majority of Americans.
Racism
Montgomery watchdog recommends school system revise policies
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via The Washington PostAfter an investigation into alleged misconduct, the inspector general said the school system should require employees to disclose past relationships with subordinates.
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Small-town Nebraska voters remove school board member who tried to pull books from libraries
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
via The Associated PressVoters decided to remove a small-town Nebraska school board member from office after she tried to have dozens of books pulled from school libraries.
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Federal lawsuit against Florida school district that banned books can move forward, judge rules
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
via The Associated PressA federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit may move forward against a Florida Panhandle school district over its removal of books about race and LGBTQ+ identities from library shelves.
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In Florida, New School Laws Have an Unintended Consequence: Bureaucracy
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
via The New York TimesUnder recent rules, some students can't take a vision test or get a Band-Aid without permission slips. And it's up to schools to hunt them down.
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In Newark, 16-Year-Olds ‘With Skin in the Game’ Are Set to Get the Vote
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
via The New York TimesNew Jersey's largest city is poised to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school board elections, starting in April.
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In Speech, New Jersey Governor Backs Phonics and Medical Debt Relief
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
via The New York Times'Nobody should have to worry about being able to afford critical health care,' Gov. Philip D. Murphy said in his sixth-annual State of the State address.
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New Jersey’s State of the State: Teen voting, more AI, lower medical debt among governor’s pitches
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
via The Associated PressNew Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has announced a series of new measures he wants the newly expanded Democrat-led Legislature to adopt.
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DeSantis returns to Florida as campaign lags and mood in Tallahassee shifts
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
via The Washington PostFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a lightning trip to Tallahassee to rally state lawmakers around his conservative agenda as his presidential ambitions founder.
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South Carolina Republican agenda includes energy resilience, gender care, Black history and guns
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
via The Associated PressRepublican lawmakers who pull all the levers of the South Carolina Legislature want to dispense with so-called 'social issues' this session and focus on pocketbook matters.
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Asa Hutchinson reminds Iowans who forgot him: ‘I’m still running’
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
via The Washington PostMonths after better polling, better-funded candidates concluded they had no path in a race dominated by Donald Trump and ended their campaigns, Hutchinson is still running.
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Alexandria voters to select school board member in special election
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
via The Washington PostA seat came open in November after board member Willie Bailey abruptly resigned. He was one of three board members representing District A.
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