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Education Department threatens to pull federal funding over DEI programs — But Utah’s likely in the clear
Monday, February 17th, 2025
via ABC7 (Utah)A letter sent to education departments across the nation threatens to pull federal funding if states don't cut DEI programs.
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James Uthmeier sworn in as Florida attorney general in Tallahassee ceremony
Monday, February 17th, 2025
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday officially named James Uthmeier, his former chief of staff, as the next Florida Attorney General.
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To understand critical race theory, first understand Arkansas history
Monday, February 17th, 2025
via Arkansas Times (Arkansas)To paraphrase the Oxford American Dictionary, critical race theory argues that many of our social and economic institutions have been created for and by white people. I am a direct beneficiary of that…
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With a vigorous conservative agenda at stake, Texas Capitol leaders play nice, for now
Monday, February 17th, 2025
via Dallas Morning News (Texas)Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he and House Speaker Dustin Burrows are on the same page on conservative issues.
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Missouri Republicans continue push to bar state funding of diversity, equity and inclusion
Monday, February 17th, 2025
via Springfield News-Leader (Missouri)Previous attempts have failed, but after federal cuts to diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Missouri lawmakers have re-filed anti-DEI bills.
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What would a Harris-Walz administration be doing right now?
Saturday, February 15th, 2025
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)What would the first month of the Harris-Walz administration have looked like? Things would be going very differently, to say the least.
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The latest: Federal workers face mass layoffs
Saturday, February 15th, 2025
via MPR News (Minnesota)Federal workers all over the country have responded with anger and confusion Friday toward President Donald Trump's aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce. And second federal…
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Missouri Republicans continue push to bar state funding of DEI
Saturday, February 15th, 2025
via News Tribune (Missouri)Missouri lawmakers have rekindled a crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs with a handful of bills seeking to outlaw DEI in state-funded entities.
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Naval Academy faculty told to avoid ‘divisive concepts’ like ‘systemic racism’
Friday, February 14th, 2025
via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)After President Trump's recent DEI-focused executive order, Naval Academy faculty were told to stop teaching about systematic racism and sexism.
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The Latest: Zelenskyy says Trump is key to ending Russia-Ukraine conflict
Friday, February 14th, 2025
via The Washington Post (California)Federal workers all over the country have responded with anger and confusion Friday toward President Donald Trump's aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce
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Trump’s education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does
Thursday, February 13th, 2025
via The Associated Press (Washington)If Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants the former wrestling executive to 'put herself out of a job.'
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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.
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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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