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Serena Williams and Ruby Bridges to be inducted into National Women’s Hall of Fame
Thursday, November 16th, 2023
via The Associated PressSerena Williams and Ruby Bridges will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame next year. The Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York, announced the latest honorees on Thursday.
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Teacher, assistant principal charged in paddling of elementary school student
Thursday, November 16th, 2023
via The Associated PressTwo educators in Tennessee are facing criminal charges stemming from the paddling of an elementary school student.
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Alexandria School Board member resigns, election to follow
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
via The Washington PostWillie Bailey, who was elected in 2021, did not say why he was leaving.
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School board, over opposition, approves more than $700,000 in severance to outgoing superintendent
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
via The Associated PressA suburban Philadelphia school district approved a severance package said to total more than $700,000 for the outgoing superintendent.
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Bob Anderson elected Loudoun County commonwealth’s attorney …
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
via The Washington PostFormer Loudoun County attorney Bob Anderson beat Buta Biberaj after pledging to be tougher on crime.
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Democrat Biberaj concedes in hard-fought northern Virginia prosecutor race
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
via The Associated PressA high-profile Democratic prosecutor in northern Virginia who drew criticism from Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has conceded defeat in her reelection bid.
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Montgomery teacher denies Hamas raid, accuses Israel of organ theft
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
via The Washington PostAn educator at Tilden Middle School ‘may be on leave' after screenshots showed a social media post of hers containing misinformation about Israel.
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Moms for Liberty removes two Kentucky chapter leaders who posed with far-right Proud Boys
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
via The Associated PressMoms for Liberty says it's removed two Kentucky chapter chairs from leadership positions after they posed in photos with members of the far-right group the Proud Boys.
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A Richmond school’s violent year shows how guns affect education
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
via The Washington PostThe Washington Post spent a year inside one Richmond high school trying a host of strategies to protect children from gun violence. Are they working?
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Texas district reverses decision that cut transgender student from play
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
via The Washington PostThe Sherman Independent School District rolled back a decision that led a transgender student to be cut from his role in 'Oklahoma!'
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Transcript: Global Women’s Summit: Banned in U.S.A.
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
via The Washington PostTranscript: Global Women's Summit: Banned in U.S.A.
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Bowie High School student brings loaded handgun to campus
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
via The Washington PostA Bowie High School student was found in possession of a loaded handgun, according to the school's principal. No students or staff were harmed.
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South Carolina education board deciding whether to limit books and other ‘age appropriate’ materials
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
via The Associated PressThe State Board of Education is considering a universal definition of 'age appropriate' educational materials in South Carolina schools and libraries.
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In Texas, a Fight Over Gender and School Theater Takes an Unexpected Turn
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
via The New York TimesAfter a high school production of 'Oklahoma!' was halted in conservative Sherman, Texas, something unusual happened: The school board sided with transgender students.
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Ohio bus crash: 3 dead, 15 injured after collision involving semitruck
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
via The Washington PostA total of 52 people were on the bus in Ohio when the crash happened in Licking County. The charter bus was carrying students to a conference.
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Texas school reverses decision that banned transgender student from role in musical
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
via The Associated PressA Texas school district has apologized and reversed a decision that ousted a transgender student from a part in the musical 'Oklahoma!'
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Cross Timbers: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
Monday, November 13th, 2023
via The Washington PostCross Timbers: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
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The librarian who couldn’t take it anymore
Saturday, November 11th, 2023
via The Washington PostShe loved books. And in a time of spreading book bans in public schools, that's why this Florida librarian had to quit.
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Virginia House poised to make history with first Black speaker
Saturday, November 11th, 2023
via The Washington PostDel. Don L. Scott Jr. (D-Portsmouth) has charted an unlikely - and fast - rise to power in the General Assembly.
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