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North Dakota bill would allow children to live with mothers in prisons

Saturday, January 11th, 2025

via InForum (North Dakota)

The bill would be focused on pregnant women who would have a baby in prison, but it could extend to weekend stays, as well, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation director said.

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Librarians gain protections in some states as book bans soar • New Hampshire Bulletin

Friday, January 10th, 2025

via New Hampshire Bulletin (New Hampshire)

Karen Grant and fellow school librarians throughout New Jersey have heard an increasingly loud chorus of parents and conservative activists demanding that certain books – often about race, gender, and…

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Critics of Biden admin’s Title IX rule change celebrate its defeat in court

Thursday, January 9th, 2025

via InsideNoVA.com (Virginia)

A federal court struck down the Department of Education's guidance on Title IX on Thursday, and critics of the changes to the federal antidiscrimination statute celebrated the action as a

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Augusta man arrested at school board meeting

Thursday, January 9th, 2025

via Portland Press Herald (Maine)

Dozens of people showed up Wednesday to discuss bathroom policies related to transgender students.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

St. Charles County Councilman sues constituent over a Facebook post. Man says it was a joke.

Thursday, January 9th, 2025

via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)

The lawsuit could cause others to think twice about speaking out at government meetings, an attorney says.

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In Marlboro, not Merely a Vote for President

Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

via Insider NJ (New Jersey)

MARLBORO – Brian Cohen called it a turning point. It definitely was for him. Cohen, a one-time vice chancellor at City University of New York, joined the board of education here on Tuesday night and…

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Bedford school board member resigns, new District 3 rep sought

Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)

Bedford County resident Dwayne Nelms, who was elected to county school board's District 3 seat in November 2021, recently announced his resignation due to moving out of the district.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Florida school board chair upended by comments at Moms for Liberty event

Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Librarians gain protections in some states as book bans soar • Ohio Capital Journal

Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)

Amid a national rise in book bans in school libraries and new laws in red states that threaten criminal penalties against librarians, a growing number of blue states are passing laws to protect…

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Crook County school board ousts superintendent after 6 months

Tuesday, January 7th, 2025

via Oregon Public Broadcasting (Oregon)

The school board put Melissa Skinner on paid administrative leave Monday.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Georgia GOP expels Geoff Duncan after his support of Kamala Harris

Tuesday, January 7th, 2025

via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)

The former lieutenant governor angered many in the Georgia GOP for his criticism of President-elect Donald Trump.

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Steve Montenegro on Arizona Legislature’s 2025 priorities

Tuesday, January 7th, 2025

via KTAR News (Arizona)

Arizona's newest House speaker, Steve Montenegro, said lawmakers' top priorities this session will be the economy, school choice and public safety.

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Colorado school districts grapple with new state law to honor students’ chosen names

Monday, January 6th, 2025

via The Gazette - Colorado Springs (Colorado)

With the passage of House Bill 1039 into law last April, all public schools must now implement a written policy outlining how staff will honor a student's request to use a name different than their legal name. All school personnel must address students and refer to them by these names during school and extracurricular activities. With legal, moral and constitutional apprehensions in the minds of various board members, School District 49 became the latest school district in El Paso County to adopt its policy during their November board meeting.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Unrest in Portland Motivated Christian Leader to Build Parental Rights Movement

Saturday, January 4th, 2025

via Willamette Week (Oregon)

Nationwide, parental rights movements have cropped up left and right, often seeking to ban curricula that addresses critical race theory and LGBTQ+ rights. At the heart of many of these movements are…

Racism, Parent Involvement

California school board’s first trans member pushes back against right-wing wave

Saturday, January 4th, 2025

via San Francisco Chronicle (California)

After the November election, the conservative parental rights movement to overtake local school boards is showing success in the blue state.

Racism, School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Parents struggling to get mental health care for their kids are turning them over to the state

Saturday, January 4th, 2025

via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)

Once abandoned, these youth can face time in shelters or eventually age out of foster care, advocates and providers say.

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State House Dome: Carson hands committee reins to experienced hands

Friday, January 3rd, 2025

via New Hampshire Union LeaderNew Hampshire Sunday News (New Hampshire)

NEW SENATE President Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry, has chosen predictability and efficiency over drama in how she has organized the 12 policy committees in the upper chamber for the next two

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How the South made headlines in 2024

Friday, January 3rd, 2025

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

As a Florida resident prepares to retake the White House in the coming weeks, here are the ways some of the places in the South made headlines in 2024.

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Hamilton: From limited government to limitless control

Thursday, January 2nd, 2025

via The Journal Record (Oklahoma)

It's no secret Republicans championed limited government and individual liberty in building 21st century legislative supermajorities.

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