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Youngkin vetoes eight bills as Va. assembly wraps up without arena
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Washington)The vetoes targeted bills related to firearms, book banning, marijuana, voter rolls, surrogacy, railroad safety and cybersecurity.
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Ken Williams: Parents in Orange County have had enough of woke indoctrination in our schools
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
via OC Register (California)Voters made clear they want schools to get back to the core aims of education to inculcate facts and knowledge and critical thinking abilities.
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Virginia governor signs 64 bills into law, vetoes 8 others as legislative session winds down
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
via Fredericksburg.com (Virginia)Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has taken final action on 84 pieces of legislation. He signed 64 bills into law and vetoed eight others Friday. The Republican governor vetoed legislation that would add more restrictions on firearms transfers. He also vetoed…
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CBS 17 interviews Michele Morrow after primary upset win against NC superintendent
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
via CBS 17 (North Carolina)Michele Morrow defeated current North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt after receiving about 4% more votes Tuesday night.
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2024 Session: Florida lawmakers hit finish line with votes on budget and tax breaks
Friday, March 8th, 2024
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)Florida lawmakers closed the 2024 session Friday with final votes on a $117.5 billion state budget, more than $400 million in tax breaks.
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Florida lawmakers end session today. What’s their latest education action?
Friday, March 8th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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Ron DeSantis Wants Manny Diaz as Florida’s Education Commissioner
Friday, March 8th, 2024
via Florida Daily (Florida)Share this Story via Text Message, Facebook, X, Gmail, Outlook, or Yahoo MailWith state Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran announcing last month that he was planning to leave his post at the end…
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Florida Senate won’t confirm Moms for Liberty co-founder to ethics board
Thursday, March 7th, 2024
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)An ethics complaint has derailed the confirmation of Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich to the Florida Commission on Ethics, but she can continue to serve until next year.
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Florida Senate doesn’t confirm Moms for Liberty co-founder to ethics post
Thursday, March 7th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)Tina Descovich already sits on the Florida Commission on Ethics.
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‘Still much to do’ after Ivey signs school choice bill into law, Alabama GOP says
Thursday, March 7th, 2024
via al.com (Alabama)"This bill takes a massive step forward in putting parents back in control of their children's education,' ALGOP's John Wahl said.
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Catholic student sues Fairfax school board over transgender protections
Thursday, March 7th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Virginia)A lawsuit alleges that Fairfax County Public Schools' transgender student policy is 'fundamentally at odds' with a student's religious beliefs as a Catholic.
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Which books get challenged in Alabama libraries? See the list.
Thursday, March 7th, 2024
via al.com (Alabama)Alabamians challenged more than 100 books in public libraries statewide last year, according to a public library service survey.
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Inside the blistering battle over Alabama libraries: ‘Burn the freaking books’
Thursday, March 7th, 2024
via al.com (Alabama)The firestorm has spread from north Alabama to the coast as more than 100 books have been challenged in public libraries.
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Veteran State Board of Education member loses her seat, two other Republican incumbents face runoffs
Thursday, March 7th, 2024
via The Texas Tribune (Texas)The results of Tuesday's primary elections could foreshadow a further push to the right for the body that sets the state's educational standards.
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Republicans in 19th Senate primary say property taxes, immigration as top issues
Wednesday, March 6th, 2024
via Chicago Tribune (Illinois)Candidates in the March 19 Republican Primary for the 19th Illinois Senate District say high property taxes, school choice and illegal immigration are top concerns. Samantha Jean Gasca, of New Leno…
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No video voyeurism charge for ousted Florida GOP chair, previously cleared in rape case
Wednesday, March 6th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Florida)Prosecutors say the ousted former chair of the Republican Party of Florida will not face a video voyeurism charge for recording a sexual encounter with a woman who accused him of rape, a case in which he was also not charged.
Parents
Sexually explicit readings at East Bay school board target pro-LGBTQ policies
Wednesday, March 6th, 2024
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)For months now, individuals have descended on an East Bay school board to read sexually explicit passages from books they say should be banned.
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Craziest thing on Tuesday’s ballot in Orange County? That’s a tough call
Wednesday, March 6th, 2024
via OC Register (California)Columnist Teri Sforza writes that the culture wars figured prominently in O.C.'s March 5 primary.
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Far-right activists push changes to Louisiana’s early childhood education • Louisiana Illuminator
Tuesday, March 5th, 2024
via Louisiana Illuminator (Louisiana)An ultra-conservative movement is close to adding Louisiana to its list of states where it's updated early childhood education standards.
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