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New California Senate leader says his priorities are climate change, homelessness and opioid crises
Saturday, February 3rd, 2024
via The Associated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When California Sen. Mike McGuire takes over as leader of the state Senate on Monday, it will be the first time in decades that the state's top two legislative leaders aren't from a major urban center.
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Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Monifa McKnight stepping down
Friday, February 2nd, 2024
via The Washington PostMonifa B. McKnight stepped down as Montgomery County schools superintendent amid questions about how the district handled misconduct allegations involving a former principal.
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Read the Filing From Fani Willis
Friday, February 2nd, 2024
via The New York TimesFani T. Willis, the Fulton County, Ga., district attorney said in a court filing that her relationship with a subordinate should not disqualify her from the election interference case.
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Transcript: Race in America: Giving Voice with Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Actor, ‘Origin’
Friday, February 2nd, 2024
via The Washington PostTranscript: Race in America: Giving Voice with Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Actor, 'Origin'
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Indiana legislation could hold back thousands of third graders who can’t read
Thursday, February 1st, 2024
via The Associated PressIndiana's Republican leaders in the statehouse have promised to address declining literacy rates with legislation that would hold back thousands more third graders who don't pass the state's literacy test.
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The debate over Native American mascots persists as some schools reinstate the logos
Thursday, February 1st, 2024
via The Washington PostA passionate student letter prompted a southern Pennsylvania school district to change its Native American logo years ago
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The battle to change Native American logos weighs on, but some communities are reinstating them
Thursday, February 1st, 2024
via The Associated PressA passionate student letter prompted a southern Pennsylvania school district to change its Native American logo years ago.
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How Carter G. Woodson turned February into Black History Month
Thursday, February 1st, 2024
via The Washington PostCarter G. Woodson's classic 'The Mis-Education of the Negro' still resonates in today's charged political debates over how Black history is taught in schools.
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She was reprimanded for teaching a book on race. Then she tried again.
Thursday, February 1st, 2024
via The Washington PostSouth Carolina teacher Mary Wood decided over the summer that she had to teach Ta-Nehis Coates' 'Between the World and Me' again.
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An Autistic School Board Member Sued for Discrimination. She Won $10.
Thursday, February 1st, 2024
via The New York TimesSarah Hernandez said her school board colleagues discriminated against her by failing to accommodate her disability. She hopes her victory, despite the small payout, leads to change.
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Move to strip gender rights from Iowa’s civil rights law rejected by legislators
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
via The Associated PressIowa lawmakers have declined to advance a bill that would have stripped 'gender identity' from the state's civil rights law.
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Judge rejects school system’s request to toss out long-running sex-assault lawsuit
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
via The Associated PressA federal judge has rejected a request by Virginia's largest school system to toss out a lawsuit accusing it of indifference to a middle school student's claims of sexual abuse and harassment.
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Georgia father IDs Army reservist daughter, 24, as among 3 US troops killed in Mideast attack
Monday, January 29th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe family of a 24-year-old U.S. Army reservist from Georgia confirms she was among three American service members killed in a weekend drone attack in Jordan. Spc.
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D.C. student activists are pushing for greener schools
Monday, January 29th, 2024
via The Washington PostD.C. student activists successfully pushed the school board to adopt a 'Green New Deal for Schools.' Now, they're taking the proposal to the city council.
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Iowa promised $75 million for school safety. Two shootings later, the money is largely unspent
Friday, January 26th, 2024
via The Associated PressIowa's Republican governor announced in June 2022 that the state would use $75 million in federal pandemic relief funds to add security measures at schools.
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Florida removes sociology as core course option for public colleges
Friday, January 26th, 2024
via The Washington PostTo replace sociology, the Florida Board of Governors added an American history class which it described as a 'factual history course.'
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Florida lawmakers move to bar kids from social media in latest statehouse push
Friday, January 26th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe Florida proposal is latest in a slew of statehouse bills aimed reducing the harm of social media on children.
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A Pennsylvania law shields teacher misconduct complaints. A judge ruled that’s unconstitutional
Thursday, January 25th, 2024
via The Associated PressA federal judge has ruled that a Pennsylvania law making it a crime to release information about teacher disciplinary complaints is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment.
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An abortion ban turned a grieving Allie Phillips into a candidate
Thursday, January 25th, 2024
via The Washington PostLike other women in red states who oppose bans on the procedure, Allie Phillips is telling her abortion story — and running for the Tennessee legislature.
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