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Should the Voting Age Be Lowered to 16?
Monday, February 26th, 2024
via The New York TimesNew Jersey's largest city will allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school board elections. Would expanding voting rights empower young people and improve our political system?
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Fears of witch hunts over Utah ban on trans athletes in girls’ sports
Monday, February 26th, 2024
via The Washington PostA state board of education member targeted a high school student on social media, alarming the transgender community and infuriating many Utahns.
LGBTQ+
Supreme Court offers possible road map for schools to diversify top programs
Sunday, February 25th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe Supreme Court gave schools looking to diversify something of a roadmap: Taking race into account is verboten, but socioeconomics factors may be all right.
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Police videos posted in investigation into Okla. nonbinary teen’s death
Saturday, February 24th, 2024
via The Washington PostTenth-grader Nex Benedict collapsed and died in early February, a day after being involved in an altercation in a high school bathroom.
School Safety
How ‘Libs of TikTok’ became a powerful presence in Oklahoma schools
Saturday, February 24th, 2024
via The Washington PostFar right activist Chaya Raichik splits her time between California and Florida. But its Oklahoma where she's arguably had the biggest impact.
School Board – General, Sex Education
Embattled superintendent overseeing Las Vegas-area public schools steps down
Friday, February 23rd, 2024
via The Associated PressThe embattled superintendent overseeing public schools in the Las Vegas area will step down Friday after more than five years at the helm of the nation's fifth-largest school district.
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Florida surgeon general defies science amid measles outbreak
Friday, February 23rd, 2024
via The Washington PostFlorida surgeon general Joseph A. Ladapo failed to urge parents to vaccinate their children or keep unvaccinated students home from school as a precaution.
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Some Republicans are voicing doubt over Alabama IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunity
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via The Associated PressDemocrats and reproductive rights groups are seizing on a ruling this week by the Alabama Supreme Court that plunges the future of access to in vitro fertilization, commonly known as IVF, into uncertainty.
Parents
Vermont governor signs school funding bill but says it won’t solve property tax problem
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via The Associated PressVermont schools can now postpone their March school budget votes and rewrite their spending plans after Republican Gov.
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Georgia board upholds firing of teacher for reading a book to students about gender identity
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via The Associated PressThe firing of a suburban Atlanta teacher who read a book on gender fluidity to her fifth grade class has been upheld by the Georgia Board of Education.
School Board – General, Sex Education
Former Black schools leader radio interview brings focus on race issues in Green Bay
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via The Associated PressMembers of Green Bay's African American community say the city's first Black schools superintendent could have had a better approach to an interview where his comments ultimately prompted his resignation.
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Tammy Murphy’s Campaign Manager Departs After Rocky Start to Senate Race
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via The New York TimesAides to Ms. Murphy, New Jersey's first lady, said there would be no immediate replacement for Max Glass, who has led the campaign for about three months.
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DeSantis calls takeover of Disney government a ‘success’ despite worker exodus, litigation
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via The Associated PressAlmost a year after Florida lawmakers passed a law giving Florida's governor control over Walt Disney World's governing district, Gov.
Parents
Florida gets closer to banning social media for kids under 16
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via The Associated PressFlorida is on the verge of passing one of the nation's most restrictive bans on minors' use of social media.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Green Bay schools release tape of first Black superintendent’s comments that preceded resignation
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
via The Associated PressGreen Bay schools has released the recording of its first Black superintendent's appearance on an Atlanta radio show where he made blunt comments about race relations, criticized the community and derided one of the district's principals.
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West Virginia House OKs bill to allow teachers with training to carry guns, other weapons in schools
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
via The Associated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's Republican-controlled House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to allow teachers and other school staff who undergo training to carry guns in K-12 public schools.
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Oklahoma police are investigating a nonbinary teen’s death after a fight in a high school bathroom
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
via The Associated PressPolice in Owasso, Oklahoma, are investigating the death of a 16-year-old student who died after being involved in a fight with other students in a high school bathroom.
LGBTQ+
Iowa school district paying $20K to settle gender policy lawsuit
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
via The Associated PressAn Iowa school board has resolved a lawsuit over a now-rescinded district policy that let students request a gender support plan to begin socially transitioning at school, without the permission of their parents.
Parents
Utah school board member censured over transgender comments is seeking reelection
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
via The Associated PressA Utah State Board of Education member who is facing pressure from top state leaders to resign has instead announced that she is running for reelection.
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