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Trump taps McMahon for education secretary post

Wednesday, November 20th, 2024

via The Day (Connecticut)

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he will nominate his transition co-chair Linda McMahon as education secretary, tapping a loyalist, major GOP donor and retired World Wrestling Entertainment e...

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Trump’s Education Secretary Pick Has a Short Résumé Related to Schools

Wednesday, November 20th, 2024

via The New York Times (Connecticut)

Linda McMahon is known for her many years in the wrestling world. Though her education experience is more limited than previous secretaries, she has embraced both conservative and bipartisan ideas.

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GOP to pick nominee for McGuire’s Senate seat in Dec. 12 mass meeting

Wednesday, November 20th, 2024

via Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia)

Republican leaders in Senate District 10 will host a mass meeting to choose a nominee to run in the special election to replace Sen. John McGuire, R-Goochland, who is heading

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This ‘Teen Mom’ couple’s adoption nightmare is sparking an important conversation

Wednesday, November 20th, 2024

via Detroit Free Press (Michigan)

Advocates say the adoption industry must acknowledge the trauma and grief that comes with adoption.

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Cutting red tape for Florida schools remains on lawmakers’ agenda

Wednesday, November 20th, 2024

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

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Analysis: Action meets deliberation in Florida Legislature’s new leadership

Wednesday, November 20th, 2024

via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)

Danny Perez and Ben Albritton, representing different backgrounds and contrasting leadership styles, have taken the helm of the Florida Legislature.

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NH Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte talks housing, marijuana, education freedom accounts

Wednesday, November 20th, 2024

via Seacoast Online (New Hampshire)

NH Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte is set to tackle the budget and the housing crisis, and she's clear about her position on legalizing marijuana.

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NJ districts defend policies state says would ‘out’ transgender students to parents

Wednesday, November 20th, 2024

via NorthJersey (New Jersey)

Four school districts appealed court orders blocking them from implementing changes that the state says could forcibly out transgender students.

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Trump taps Linda McMahon to run Education Dept., a pro-wrestling mogul with little school experience

Tuesday, November 19th, 2024

via Los Angeles Times (California)

Trump nominated Linda McMahon for secretary of Education, despite her limited experience in school management. He lauded her support of 'school choice' and 'parents' rights.'

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‘Extremists’: Alabama GOP chair, anti-censorship group blast each other over libraries

Tuesday, November 19th, 2024

via al (Alabama)

GOP chair John Wahl cited concerns last week over Read Freely Alabama's town hall in which group members labeled their opponents as "extremists."

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LAUSD poised to declare immigrant sanctuary, affirm LGBTQ+ rights as it braces for Trump

Monday, November 18th, 2024

via Los Angeles Times (California)

LAUSD board members will consider resolutions on immigration sanctuary, LGBTQ+ protection and accelerating the teaching of current events at Tuesday's meeting.

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Bloated bureaucracies and progressive mandates in public education need to go

Monday, November 18th, 2024

via The San Diego Union-Tribune (California)

Staving education from overlording bureaucracies and progressive political mandates is a necessary first step towards reclaiming excellence.

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What would abolishing the Department of Education mean for Nevada?

Monday, November 18th, 2024

via Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada)

What would abolishing the Department of Education mean for Nevada?

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Trump wants to dismantle the Department of Education. What does that mean for Connecticut?

Monday, November 18th, 2024

via New Haven Register (Connecticut)

Could the Department of Education actually be shut down? Here's what Connecticut experts have to say.

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Trump assembling a ‘Florida Man’ cabinet of loyal followers

Sunday, November 17th, 2024

via Sun Sentinel (Florida)

The president-elect is picking people who "believe what he's trying to do," supporters say. But critics say he is "giving out favors to his cronies" rather than selecting top-notch candidates.

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Democrat Srinivasan, Republican Harding to face off for Loudoun Senate seat

Saturday, November 16th, 2024

via Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia)

Del. Kannan Srinivasan, D-Loudoun and Republican Tumay Harding will face off in a Jan. 7 special election for the state Senate seat of Suhas Subramanyam, who was elected to Congress.

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Meet the new (and not so new) faces of the 2025 legislative session

Friday, November 15th, 2024

via The Gazette (Colorado)

The upcoming legislative session will see a mix of new and familiar faces, including a number of House members who will be moving to the Senate. With nearly two dozen

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It’s famous and among the most-removed books in Florida school districts. What is it?

Friday, November 15th, 2024

via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)

A large number of books fall in the category in Florida of unchallenged but still removed by districts.

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Trump not a ‘savior’ but an engine of religious freedom, Maryland’s conservative Christians say

Friday, November 15th, 2024

via The Baltimore Sun (Maryland)

For many Christians whose beliefs tend toward the scripturally and culturally conservative — a group often broadly labeled 'evangelicals' — the reelection of Trump to the nation's highe…

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