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Justice Department report into Uvalde school shooting expected this week
Tuesday, January 16th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe Justice Department is planning this week to release findings of an investigation into the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting.
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A Rare and Punishing Cold Shuts Schools Across the South
Tuesday, January 16th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe cold-weather closures will affect more than half a million children in a region known for its mild winters.
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Parents see more to be done after deadly Iowa school shooting
Monday, January 15th, 2024
via The Associated PressParents in the Iowa town where a deadly school shooting took place earlier this month told school officials on Monday they want more preventative measures and transparency as the school board plans for students' return.
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At Iowa’s oldest gay bar, fear over Republicans’ transgender rhetoric
Monday, January 15th, 2024
via The Washington PostTargeting transgender rights has become increasingly central to the pitch many Republican politicians are making across the country, a trend that has come sharply into focus in Iowa.
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The unusual political vocabulary of Ron DeSantis
Saturday, January 13th, 2024
via The Washington PostDeSantis's at times esoteric political vocabulary reflects who he is as a presidential candidate: wonkish, cerebral and attuned to the leading edges of a conservative 'war on woke.'
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Family sues school district over law that bans transgender volleyball player from girls’ sports
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe family of a transgender volleyball player has added a South Florida school district as a defendant in a federal lawsuit that challenges a 2021 state law banning transgender girls from playing on female sports teams.
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Prince George’s school board votes to keep a Bowie elementary school open
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Washington PostPrince George's Schools Superintendent Millard House II recommended Pointer Ridge Elementary stay open and serve as a site for a regional autism program.
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West Virginia Senate OKs bill to allow veterans, retired police to provide armed security in schools
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Associated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — County education boards in West Virginia could contract with military veterans and retired law enforcement officers to provide armed security at K-12 public schools under a bill passed Friday by the Republican-controlled state Senate.
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Two Iowa counties an hour apart show America’s growing political divide
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Washington PostIn Iowa, rural Decatur County has moved sharply Republican, while suburban Dallas County has shifted Democratic. Here's what it means for a likely Biden-Trump rematch.
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Florida law led school district to pull 1,600 books — including dictionaries
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Washington PostDictionaries were removed pulled from shelves in a Florida school district where officials are reviewing books for 'sexual' content.
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The New Segregation on Campus
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via The Wall Street JournalUCLA's medical school divides students by race to teach ‘antiracism.'
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Pay raises and higher education spending headline Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed budget in Georgia
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via The Associated PressAfter years of holding spending far below what Georgia was collecting in revenue, Gov. Brian Kemp is proposing a big boost in outlays.
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After year of culture wars, states to take up AI, housing and workforce
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via The Washington PostWith the presidential election looming, all but four states have legislatures scheduled to meet this year. Last year, lawmakers passed more than 35,000 bills.
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Americans oppose most Trump policies
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via The Washington PostOnly four of 30 policies polled had the support of a majority of Americans.
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Montgomery watchdog recommends school system revise policies
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via The Washington PostAfter an investigation into alleged misconduct, the inspector general said the school system should require employees to disclose past relationships with subordinates.
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Small-town Nebraska voters remove school board member who tried to pull books from libraries
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
via The Associated PressVoters decided to remove a small-town Nebraska school board member from office after she tried to have dozens of books pulled from school libraries.
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Federal lawsuit against Florida school district that banned books can move forward, judge rules
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
via The Associated PressA federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit may move forward against a Florida Panhandle school district over its removal of books about race and LGBTQ+ identities from library shelves.
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In Florida, New School Laws Have an Unintended Consequence: Bureaucracy
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
via The New York TimesUnder recent rules, some students can't take a vision test or get a Band-Aid without permission slips. And it's up to schools to hunt them down.
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In Newark, 16-Year-Olds ‘With Skin in the Game’ Are Set to Get the Vote
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
via The New York TimesNew Jersey's largest city is poised to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school board elections, starting in April.
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