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Commentary: Thank you, Gov. DeSantis, for protecting parents’ rights

Tuesday, March 5th, 2024

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

A bill that would have set a strict age limit on social media was vetoed by the governor, and as one parent writes, that's a very good thing.

Parents

Revised Florida social media ban adds parent consent, gains Senate OK

Tuesday, March 5th, 2024

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

New parental rights legislation poses a threat to youth health

Tuesday, March 5th, 2024

via The Spokesman-Review (Washington)

Parents

Liberals Trying To Use Reverse Psychology on Ron DeSantis

Tuesday, March 5th, 2024

via Florida Daily (Florida)

Share this Story via Text Message, Facebook, X, Gmail, Outlook, or Yahoo MailOver the last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has been campaigning on Florida being a 'free state' compared to other states and…

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Initiative enhancing parental rights over school-aged children approved by Washington legislature

Tuesday, March 5th, 2024

via The Spokesman-Review (Washington)

An initiative crafting a 'parents bill of rights' will soon become law after it passed the state Senate and House of Representatives, with a majority of Washington lawmakers voting in favor of the…

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

A heated custody battle over a transgender child in California stokes a viral debate

Monday, March 4th, 2024

via Los Angeles Times (California)

Adam Vena claims California took his child because he wouldn't accept the child is transgender went viral. The case is far more complicated than that.

LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement

Election 2024: Where Senate District 6 Democratic candidates stand on key issues

Monday, March 4th, 2024

via Dayton Daily News (Ohio)

On March 19, Democratic voters in Dayton and its suburbs will decide which of three well-known candidates should continue their campaign into November with the hopes of becoming the first Democratic…

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

In Texas races, Gov. Abbott targets fellow Republicans who oppose vouchers

Sunday, March 3rd, 2024

via The Washington Post (Florida)

The Tuesday primary is a critical moment for a national movement that has seen major gains elsewhere in recent years.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Rosendale is back and wearing the team jersey. Could Daines become the Senate Republican Leader?

Saturday, March 2nd, 2024

via Montana Public Radio (Montana)

Rosendale is in, but will that push others out of the race for his House seat? A new Democrat has entered that House race. Steve Daines is being courted to become the next leader of Senate…

Parents

Florida school principals could be penalized under proposed book rule

Friday, March 1st, 2024

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

The measure is in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who called for reforms to the book challenge process he approved.

Parents

Exeter Region Cooperative School Board candidate Peggy Massicotte

Friday, March 1st, 2024

via Seacoast Online (New Hampshire)

Exeter Region Cooperative School Board candidate Peggy Massicotte answers questions ahead of the 2024 election.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement, Social Emotional Learning

Inconsistent Republicans

Friday, March 1st, 2024

via The Dominion Post (West Virginia)

In politics, it is often difficult to be consistent. Holding true to a particular ideology may require an individual to be for or against something that they […]

Parents

Ziegler told police he feared ‘the political side’ of assault investigation

Friday, March 1st, 2024

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

In police interviews, the former Republican Party of Florida chairperson repeatedly expressed concern about bad publicity.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Survey of Nevada LGBTQ+ teens: 40 percent don’t feel secure in school

Friday, March 1st, 2024

via The Nevada Independent (Nevada)

Read current Nevada news from The Nevada Independent: Survey of Nevada LGBTQ+ teens show 40 percent don't feel secure in school. Read more >>

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Wyoming House adopts amendments to protect school nurses as it passes parental rights bill

Thursday, February 29th, 2024

via Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Wyoming)

CHEYENNE — A bill enshrining parental involvement in their child's education passed through its final reading in the Wyoming House of Representatives on Thursday, but not without the addition of

Parents

Florida Senate president: Gov. Ron DeSantis will veto social media minor ban

Thursday, February 29th, 2024

via The Florida Times-Union (Florida)

The Legislature will send another bill to the governor with language more palatable to him, said Senate President Kathleen Passidomo.

Parents

Who’s Running for the Legislature in the Flathead?

Thursday, February 29th, 2024

via Flathead Beacon (Montana)

Voters across Montana will head to the polls this November to decide the results of one of the most consequential election cycles in recent history. President Joe Biden is up for reelection, as is longtime U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, the only Democratic member of Montana's Congressional delegation who pundits have declared 'vulnerable' in 2024. Montanans […]

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

A Vt. Christian school’s lawsuit seen as possible bellwether in conservative movement against transgender rights

Thursday, February 29th, 2024

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

Mid Vermont Christian School, banned from interscholastic sports in Vermont after refusing to play basketball against a transgender student-athlete, claims its religious freedom has been curtailed by the state.

Parents

Houston GOP activist Jared Woodfill puts firebrand approach to the test in Texas House race

Thursday, February 29th, 2024

via Houston Chronicle (Texas)

Woodfill is challenging state Rep. Lacey Hull, a Houston Republican who has the support of Gov. Greg Abbott.

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