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Librarians gain protections in some states as book bans soar • Ohio Capital Journal

Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)

Amid a national rise in book bans in school libraries and new laws in red states that threaten criminal penalties against librarians, a growing number of blue states are passing laws to protect…

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Crook County school board ousts superintendent after 6 months

Tuesday, January 7th, 2025

via Oregon Public Broadcasting (Oregon)

The school board put Melissa Skinner on paid administrative leave Monday.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Georgia GOP expels Geoff Duncan after his support of Kamala Harris

Tuesday, January 7th, 2025

via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)

The former lieutenant governor angered many in the Georgia GOP for his criticism of President-elect Donald Trump.

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Steve Montenegro on Arizona Legislature’s 2025 priorities

Tuesday, January 7th, 2025

via KTAR News (Arizona)

Arizona's newest House speaker, Steve Montenegro, said lawmakers' top priorities this session will be the economy, school choice and public safety.

Parents

Colorado school districts grapple with new state law to honor students’ chosen names

Monday, January 6th, 2025

via The Gazette - Colorado Springs (Colorado)

With the passage of House Bill 1039 into law last April, all public schools must now implement a written policy outlining how staff will honor a student's request to use a name different than their legal name. All school personnel must address students and refer to them by these names during school and extracurricular activities. With legal, moral and constitutional apprehensions in the minds of various board members, School District 49 became the latest school district in El Paso County to adopt its policy during their November board meeting.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Unrest in Portland Motivated Christian Leader to Build Parental Rights Movement

Saturday, January 4th, 2025

via Willamette Week (Oregon)

Nationwide, parental rights movements have cropped up left and right, often seeking to ban curricula that addresses critical race theory and LGBTQ+ rights. At the heart of many of these movements are…

Racism, Parent Involvement

California school board’s first trans member pushes back against right-wing wave

Saturday, January 4th, 2025

via San Francisco Chronicle (California)

After the November election, the conservative parental rights movement to overtake local school boards is showing success in the blue state.

Racism, School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Parents struggling to get mental health care for their kids are turning them over to the state

Saturday, January 4th, 2025

via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)

Once abandoned, these youth can face time in shelters or eventually age out of foster care, advocates and providers say.

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State House Dome: Carson hands committee reins to experienced hands

Friday, January 3rd, 2025

via New Hampshire Union LeaderNew Hampshire Sunday News (New Hampshire)

NEW SENATE President Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry, has chosen predictability and efficiency over drama in how she has organized the 12 policy committees in the upper chamber for the next two

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How the South made headlines in 2024

Friday, January 3rd, 2025

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

As a Florida resident prepares to retake the White House in the coming weeks, here are the ways some of the places in the South made headlines in 2024.

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Hamilton: From limited government to limitless control

Thursday, January 2nd, 2025

via The Journal Record (Oklahoma)

It's no secret Republicans championed limited government and individual liberty in building 21st century legislative supermajorities.

Parents

Three Potential Candidates for Florida Governor in 2026

Thursday, January 2nd, 2025

via Florida Daily (Florida)

With Ron DeSantis' second term expiring after 2026, speculation over Florida's next governor is beginning to grow. Below is a list of three names that are regularly mentioned by political pundits and…

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CCSD encountered a flurry of changes, controversies in 2024

Tuesday, December 31st, 2024

via Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)

Leadership change, budgeting errors and the future of a small community's school were among the issues that led the ...

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Colorado GOP threatens to sue Durango school district over sanctioning LGBTQ, BLM flags

Tuesday, December 31st, 2024

via The Gazette - Colorado Springs (Colorado)

The Colorado Republican Party is threatening to sue the Durango School District "for every last dime they have" over a proposed resolution to classify the Black Lives Matter flag and

Racism, School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Some Naughty, Some Nice: Ringing in New California Laws for 2025

Tuesday, December 31st, 2024

via California Globe (California)

Most Californians know that the state does not need 1,200 new laws every year. Fortunately, most governors veto a handful. California Globe contributor Chris Micheli reported that during Governor…

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For 49ers’ Dre Greenlaw, football’s pain and injuries are no match for his resolve

Monday, December 30th, 2024

via The New York Times (North Carolina)

Dre Greenlaw has been through a lot just to get to the NFL. It's why the 49ers linebacker isn't deterred by another round of injuries.

Parents

NH poised for school bills battle in 2025: Freedom accounts, parental rights, bullying

Monday, December 30th, 2024

via Seacoastonline.com (New Hampshire)

GOP controls NH state government as bills on Education Freedom Accounts, bullying, cellphone use and more are drafted. Teachers union speaks up.

Book Bans, Parent Involvement

‘Parents bill of rights’ opposed by LGBTQ+ groups, school employees; backed by parental rights groups

Monday, December 30th, 2024

via Dayton Daily News (Ohio)

A divisive bill that passed the Ohio Legislature this month was backed by multiple parental rights and religious groups but opposed by groups representing LGBTQ+ people and public school employees.

Parents

Colorado GOP threatens to sue Durango schools

Sunday, December 29th, 2024

via Durango Herald (Colorado)

In a 1,200-word missive emailed this week to party members, leaders of Colorado's Republican Party threatened to sue Durango School District 9-R over the district's consideration of adopting symbols…

School Board – General, Parent Involvement