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Parental ‘bill of rights’ hearing draws a tiny crowd in Concord
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
via New Hampshire Union LeaderNew Hampshire Sunday News (New Hampshire)In contrast to years past, a bill of rights for parents in education co-authored by every Republican state senator drew a tiny turnout at its initial public hearing in Representatives
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Moore unwise to reduce aid to developmentally disabled READER COMMENTARY
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
via The Baltimore Sun (Maryland)Maryland's governor should not balance state budget on the backs of disabled or nonprofits that provide vital help to them.
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Adopted son sues Camillus mom accused of abusing the boy for years
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
via syracuse.com (New York)Susan Orendorf was arrested on felony charges that she abused the 11-year-old, but she later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. Onondaga County also sued.
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6 NJ Dems in race to replace Gov. Murphy face off at Rider debate
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
via New Jersey 101.5 (New Jersey)Six Democrats vying to serve as New Jersey's next governor answered questions on NJ's high cost of living, immigration policies, and government transparency.
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Indiana bill tracker: Senate OKs income tax cut, parental rights bill. Here’s what else moved
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
via The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)There's about 1,200 bills filed but only some of them will become law. Here, we're tracking the bills that actually progress in the legislature.
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Federal Judge Safeguards Teachers Right to Say ‘No’ to California’s Gender Secrecy Policy
Sunday, February 2nd, 2025
via California Globe (California)Separating parents from their kids is a pernicious–really unnatural–proposition. But that is what California state policy requiring schools to keep secret from parents kids' gender transitions…
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Maine education officials uncertain about impact of Trump orders on diversity, school choice
Saturday, February 1st, 2025
via Portland Press Herald (Maine)Both orders call for further action by federal officials to enforce Trump administration policies, and Maine schools will be watching to see if there are any impacts to funding or programs.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Librarians accused of peddling pornography speak out at Sundance
Friday, January 31st, 2025
via The Washington Post (Wyoming)'The Librarians,' from director Kim A. Snyder, follows school librarians who face death threats and, in several cases, job loss for defying book bans.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement, Sex Education
NH Legislature faces busiest week to date
Friday, January 31st, 2025
via New Hampshire Union LeaderNew Hampshire Sunday News (New Hampshire)A ban on sanctuary city policies, parental rights in education and closing a loophole to share mental health data with the federal criminal background system highlight the busiest week to
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First bill sent to Kansas governor bans hormones and surgery for trans youths
Friday, January 31st, 2025
via Topeka Capital-Journal (Kansas)The Kansas Senate passed, and the House tentatively approved, a ban on youth gender transition. Do they have enough votes to override a veto?
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Week in Iowa: RAGBRAI route, a casino moratorium and a centenarian lunch club
Friday, January 31st, 2025
via Quad-City Times (Iowa)Voters in Senate District 35 picked a Democrat, Iowa lawmakers considered bills relating to casino moratoriums, higher education and school threat assessment teams and the 2025 RABGRAI route was announced.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Education package with multitude of policy changes and no BSA increase unveiled by Gov. Dunleavy
Friday, January 31st, 2025
via Juneau Empire (Alaska)Proposals include allowing students to enroll anywhere in the state, more charter and homeschool support.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
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
Tennessee GOP passes school voucher expansion bill with backing from Trump
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
via The Associated Press (Tennessee)Tennessee lawmakers have approved legislation drastically expanding the number of families who can use taxpayer money on private schools regardless of income.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Trump unveils executive orders that could reshape education
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)President Donald Trump earlier this week vowed in a social media post to bring education 'BACK TO THE STATES, where it belongs.'
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With sweeping orders, Trump aims to control race teaching, boost school choice
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
via The Washington Post (Washington)Trump signed orders Wednesday to punish schools for teaching about race and gender, promote school choice, and facilitate deportation for some campus protesters.
Racism, Parent Involvement
North Dakota lawmakers debate bill granting parents more control in education
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
via InForum (North Dakota)Senate Bill 2244 says it would give parents more control over their child's education, but critics say it duplicates existing laws.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Schools that use a student’s requested pronouns could lose federal funds under new Trump order
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
via The Sacramento Bee (California)President Donald Trump signedanother anti-transgender executive order, this one going after the federal funding of schools that affirm their students' genders.
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Whitmer pitches education ‘transparency’ plan as Michigan test scores lag
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
via Bridge Michigan (Michigan)On the heels of poor student test scores, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing an education plan to boost 'transparency' for parents and schools.
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