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19 Black trailblazers that may not have been in your history book

Saturday, February 8th, 2025

via PIX11 (New York)

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators (and their students) are eager to learn more about underrepresented trailblazers like Lewis Latimer, Marsha P. Johnson, and Max Robinson.

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As Ground Shifts, ‘Flailing’ Democrats Struggle to Find Footing in Diversity Fight

Saturday, February 8th, 2025

via The New York Times (Texas)

President Trump's aggressive moves against transgender rights and diversity, equity and inclusion programs have left the Democratic Party casting about for a strategy for how to respond.

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Iowa House leader: We’re tackling higher education because of Regents’ inaction

Friday, February 7th, 2025

via The Gazette (Iowa)

Committee chair thinks that's 'a major problem'

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Desegregation lawsuits still remain 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education

Friday, February 7th, 2025

via ABC7 New York (New York)

In fact, New York City schools have even been called some of the most segregated school districts in the nation, particularly for Black and Latino students.

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How Trump’s plans for education could affect Nevada

Friday, February 7th, 2025

via Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada)

Will Trump's executive orders on education affect Nevada? CCSD's interim superintendent's answer: 'As a District, we remain committed to serving and supporting all of our children.'

School Board – General, Racism, Parent Involvement

National Association of Scholars says Iowa’s public universities are “derelict in their duty”

Thursday, February 6th, 2025

via Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa)

Iowa's public universities are 'derelict in their duty' of teaching students about the United States, its history and ideals, a presenter told Iowa lawmakers Wednesday.

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Texas lawmakers may ban certain lessons at state colleges under expanded DEI crackdown

Thursday, February 6th, 2025

via The Texas Tribune (Texas)

Legislators are expected to take up a $360 million proposal that would change the landscape of financial aid in the state.

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‘Every teacher I’ve talked to is completely freaked out by it’: Trump’s order on critical race theory thrusts White House into the classroom

Thursday, February 6th, 2025

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

While lessons involving race and racism are taught in public schools, many K-12 school systems, including those in Massachusetts, said critical theory is not.

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A closed meeting causes frustration as parents protest outside Keller ISD building

Wednesday, February 5th, 2025

via Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas)

The interim superintendent of Keller ISD met with a committee in a closed meeting to discuss the district's financial worries.

Racism, School Board – General

Warnock calls Trump’s pick to lead OMB, Russell Vought, ‘radical’ and ‘extreme’

Wednesday, February 5th, 2025

via FOX 5 Atlanta (Georgia)

Senate Democrats, led by Raphael Warnock, filibustered to delay the vote on Russell Vought's nomination for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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What impact does the US Department of Education have in Delaware?

Wednesday, February 5th, 2025

via Delawareonline (Delaware)

President Donald Trump wants to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. What would that actually mean?

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‘The time is now to do the job’ Legislative Black Caucus says as it kicks off Black History Month • Wisconsin Examiner

Tuesday, February 4th, 2025

via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)

As Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus celebrates accomplishments of Black Americans, they emphasize that more work has to be done.

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5 presidential executive orders that could impact Cumberland County Schools

Tuesday, February 4th, 2025

via The Fayetteville Observer (North Carolina)

President Donald Trump filed executive orders in January that could impact Cumberland County Schools.

Racism, Parent Involvement

Iowa lawmakers advance another anti-DEI bill targeting university curriculum

Monday, February 3rd, 2025

via Sioux City Journal (Iowa)

A year after lawmakers passed sweeping legislation banning diversity, equity, and inclusion spending across Iowa's public universities, legislators are taking aim at DEI-related curricular…

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Trump threatens to withhold funds from schools over CRT, Title IX. How’s Wake responding?

Monday, February 3rd, 2025

via The News & Observer (North Carolina)

Trump is threatening to withhold federal dollars to schools he says are promoting 'gender ideology' and 'discriminatory equity ideology.'

Racism, School Board – General

Before the revival of Old L.C. Anderson High School: A Black Austin K-12 Timeline

Monday, February 3rd, 2025

via Austin American-Statesman (Texas)

The path toward equity in Austin education is long and fraught. Efforts to create fair learning opportunities for all children continue to this day.

School Board – General, Racism

Senate Texas Higher Education Interim Report says regents should get rid of DEI ‘culture’

Monday, February 3rd, 2025

via Austin American-Statesman (Texas)

The subcommittee's report recommends legislators empower regents and review general education requirements, curriculum to better align with workforce.

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Election 2025: Get to know the candidates who want to represent northwest Rockford

Monday, February 3rd, 2025

via Rockford Register Star (Illinois)

Former Rockford Public Schools teacher Bill Rose must defeat special education teacher Dawn Granath to win a third term on City Council.

Racism

As Trump Attacks Diversity, a Racist Undercurrent Surfaces

Monday, February 3rd, 2025

via The New York Times (Washington)

President Trump has promised a 'colorblind and merit-based' society, while also equating diversity with incompetence.

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