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November election could shift State Board of Education
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
via The Manhattan Mercury (Kansas)WICHITA, Kansas — The race for five seats on the Kansas State Board of Education could dramatically shift the board's political makeup, which could reshape academic standards or the way
School Board – General, Racism
School board candidate Q&A: Mesa Unified School District
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
via The Arizona Republic (Arizona)Find out what Sharon Benson, Lacy Chaffee, Josh Chilton, Courtney Davis and Ed Steele hope to accomplish if elected to the Mesa Unified school board.
Racism, School Board – General, Parent Involvement
School board candidate Q&A: Queen Creek Unified School District
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
via The Arizona Republic (Arizona)Find out what Patty Campbell, David Dehority, Heidi Lee, Jennifer Revolt and Matt Riffey hope to achieve if elected to the Queen Creek Unified board.
School Board – General, Racism, Social Emotional Learning, School Safety
Education: Where do Harris and Trump stand? • Missouri Independent
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
via Missouri Independent (Missouri)As Donald Trump and Kamala Harris sprint to the finish line, one sprawling policy area has largely fallen out of the spotlight — education.
Racism, Parent Involvement
Removing Books From Libraries Often Takes Debate. But There’s a Quieter Way.
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
via The New York Times (Florida)Weeding, or culling old, damaged or outdated books, is standard practice in libraries. But in some cases it is being used to remove books because of the viewpoint they express.
Racism
Homeschooling Students is The New Trend in Florida and Across the U.S.
Monday, October 7th, 2024
via Florida Daily (Florida)Parents deciding to homeschool their children has become more popular over the last few years. A new report from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy's Homeschool Research Lab analyzed 21…
Racism
Brown v. Board of Education: Landmark desegregation case turns 70
Monday, October 7th, 2024
via The Herald-Times (Indiana)The 70-year anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case also marks the first year without race-conscious admissions in universities.
Racism, School Board – General
Lapointe: Michigan, abortion, and Project 2025
Monday, October 7th, 2024
via Detroit Metro Times (Michigan)How white, Christian nationalism targets 'the Left'
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Education: Where do Harris and Trump stand? • Michigan Advance
Monday, October 7th, 2024
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)This is one in a series of States Newsroom reports on the major policy issues in the presidential race. As former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris sprint to the November finish…
Racism, Parent Involvement
Cal Berkeley’s Calgorithm — social media and self-awareness in ‘the people’s program’
Sunday, October 6th, 2024
via The New York Times (Florida)Behold, the ballooning cultural clout of the Calgorithm, a guerilla-like social media movement that leans into sarcasm and stereotypes.
Racism
Jeff Landry wants to revamp Louisiana’s tax code in November. Here’s why that’s no easy task
Sunday, October 6th, 2024
via The Times-Picayune (Louisiana)Gov. Jeff Landry needs Republican support for his tax overhaul, which keeps a sales tax many conservatives want to let expire.
Racism
SC teacher’s lesson on Ta-Nehisi Coates was stopped, so the author visited and wrote about it
Sunday, October 6th, 2024
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Ta-Nehisi Coates' new book The Message includes his time visiting South Carolina after a Columbia-area English teacher was stopped from teaching one of his books.
Racism, School Board – General
Leandra Blades, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Trustee Area 3 candidate, 2024 election questionnaire
Friday, October 4th, 2024
via OC Register (California)Ahead of the election, the Orange County Register compiled a list of questions from our readers to pose to the candidates who wish to represent you.
Racism, School Board – General, School Safety
How the ‘Calgorithm’ helped bring College GameDay to Berkeley
Friday, October 4th, 2024
via The Mercury News (California)Led by lifelong fans and burner accounts, the 'Calgorithm' has taken college football by storm and helped bring ESPN's College GameDay to Berkeley
Racism
Education: Where do Harris and Trump stand? • Wisconsin Examiner
Friday, October 4th, 2024
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)While Trump promotes school choice and reducing public school funding, Harris proposes to increase support for public schools.
Racism, Parent Involvement
Project 2025 lays out an extreme playbook for Trump’s education plan
Friday, October 4th, 2024
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)Opinion: A former Georgia Republican elected official warns Project 2025 would influence Donald Trump's education vision, and Georgia schools would suffer.
Racism, School Board – General
Education: Where do Harris and Trump stand? • New Hampshire Bulletin
Friday, October 4th, 2024
via The New Hampshire Bulletin (New Hampshire)As former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris sprint to the November finish line, one sprawling policy area has largely fallen out of the spotlight – education.
Racism, Parent Involvement
Education: Where do Harris and Trump stand? • Ohio Capital Journal
Friday, October 4th, 2024
via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)On education issues, Donald Trump vows to "save American education" with a focus on parental rights, expanding privatization, and "patriotic education" in schools. Kamala Harris has focused on…
Racism, Parent Involvement
Education: Where do Harris and Trump stand? • Georgia Recorder
Friday, October 4th, 2024
via Georgia Recorder (Georgia)This is one in a series of States Newsroom reports on the major policy issues in the presidential race. By Shauneen Miranda As former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris sprint to…
Racism, Parent Involvement