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A Wisconsin City Welcomed New Refugees. Then the Angry Billboards Went Up.
Saturday, September 28th, 2024
via The New York TimesEau Claire had a plan. But opponents, mostly from rural areas, were convinced that the newcomers would destroy their Midwestern way of life.
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Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Emily Jashinsky
Friday, September 27th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe Sept. 27. 2024, episode of 'The Ezra Klein Show.'
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Harris makes scandal-plagued Republican the star of her campaign to win North Carolina
Thursday, September 26th, 2024
via The Associated PressThere's an unlikely star in Kamala Harris' fight to make history in North Carolina: Mark Robinson, the state's scandal-plagued candidate for governor.
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Investigation launched into Wisconsin mayor who removed ballot drop box
Wednesday, September 25th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe Wausau mayor had unspecified concerns about his city's drop box, so he put on a hard hat and moved the box to his office using a handcart.
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Overseas voters are the latest target in Trump’s false narrative on election fraud
Wednesday, September 25th, 2024
via The Associated PressDonald Trump this week falsely accused Democrats of cheating their way to a win in November, using a bipartisan 1986 act to claim without evidence that anyone overseas can get a ballot emailed to them, even if they're not eligible to vote.
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Weeks after a school shooting, students return for classes at Apalachee High School
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
via The Associated PressStudents are set to return to classes at Apalachee High School on Tuesday, weeks after a school shooter killed two students and two teachers.
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Florida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
via The Associated PressSome Florida school districts are rolling back a more comprehensive approach to sex education in favor of abstinence-focused lessons.
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Banned Books Week starts with mixed messages as reports show challenges both up and down
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
via The Associated PressTwo new reports provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide.
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New State Laws Are Fueling a Surge in Book Bans
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
via The New York TimesTwo reports from advocacy groups show that book banning continues at higher rates than before the pandemic. Newly implemented state laws are impacting the numbers this year.
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Trump’s second term agenda on LGBTQ issues alarms civil rights groups
Sunday, September 22nd, 2024
via The Washington PostThe former president, who has shifted his positions over the years, is now planning to lead the GOP charge on gender identity if he returns to the White House.
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Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players
Friday, September 20th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe beginning of high school football season has seen a string of deaths. Players are most at risk in the late summer months of August and September of suffering heat-related illnesses due to searing temperatures and high humidity.
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As civic knowledge declines, programs work to engage young people in democracy
Friday, September 13th, 2024
via The Associated PressWith studies showing a decline in civics education and knowledge across the U.S., programs from Arizona to New York are working to engage the next generation in democracy.
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Florida school district must restore books with LGBTQ+ content under settlement
Thursday, September 12th, 2024
via The Associated PressA school district in northeast Florida must put back in libraries three dozen books as part of a settlement with students and parents.
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Border Patrol response to Uvalde school shooting marred by breakdowns and poor training, report says
Thursday, September 12th, 2024
via The Associated PressA federal report says U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in May 2022, were insufficiently trained and failed to establish command at the scene.
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Texas school districts say upgrades to the state’s student data reporting system could hurt funding
Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
via The Associated PressUpgrades to the system Texas uses to collect student, staff and financial data from school districts are causing serious concerns among school administrators and data specialists across the state who say the changes have led to thousands of unresolved errors that could potentially cause them to lose
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New Hampshire primary voters to pick candidates for short but intense general election campaigns
Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
via The Associated PressNew Hampshire primary voters are picking candidates for governor, Congress and the entire state Legislature.
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Schools spend billions on metal detectors. Pick up the tab, gun folks.
Monday, September 9th, 2024
via The Washington PostMontgomery County schools are about to spend a fortune on metal detectors. Gunmakers should pick up the tab the same way beer companies pay for DUI education.
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Trump pledges to jail opponents, baselessly suggests election will be stolen from him
Sunday, September 8th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe former president's latest threats, made in a social media post, represent the most overt signal yet that he will not accept the result in November if he loses.
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School districts race to invest in cooling solutions as classrooms and playgrounds heat up
Sunday, September 8th, 2024
via The Associated PressScores of schools across the U.S. are carpeted in asphalt with no shade. The situation has become acute enough that kids are losing classroom time to closures related to heat.
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