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NC officials, state candidates discuss future of education at ‘Eggs and Issues’ breakfast

Tuesday, May 7th, 2024

via CBS 17 (North Carolina)

Candidates for state and local offices spent Tuesday talking about their future plans for education.

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Maine Commercial Real Estate Transactions: April 2024

Tuesday, May 7th, 2024

via Portland Press Herald (Maine)

Broker submitted sales and leases for land, industrial, office, retail and more.

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HISD’s Black, Hispanic students underrepresented in GT program in 2022-23 year, report finds

Monday, May 6th, 2024

via Houston Chronicle (Texas)

HISD is overidentifying students as gifted and talented, but Black and Hispanic students remain underrepresented in the program, per a new report.

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Is the Utah convention system still relevant?

Monday, May 6th, 2024

via Daily Herald (Utah)

It was among the most memorable moments from the Utah Republican Party's state nominating convention last Saturday. From the moment Utah Gov. Spencer Cox walked out onto the stage, he was met with a…

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‘Fear hovering over us’: As Florida dismantles DEI, some on campuses are pushing back

Friday, May 3rd, 2024

via Detroit Free Press (Michigan)

Students and faculty have devised workarounds to DEI bans in Florida, which along with Texas, has the most extreme anti-DEI laws in the country.

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Beveridge: How did Americans’ recent antisemitism begin?

Friday, May 3rd, 2024

via Delaware State News (Delaware)

Where did all this antisemitism come from in the United States of America? Looks like some of those colleges where anti-Israel rallies and lockdowns are unfolding did a poor job of teaching recent…

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UT’s Jay Hartzell praised as other university presidents take heat over protest

Thursday, May 2nd, 2024

via KXAN (Texas)

Hartzell told a state senator he called for backup because he was unwilling to let the University of Texas at Austin become the next Columbia University, which was making headlines as protesters erected encampments across campus.

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Counterpoint: Into American history without fear

Thursday, May 2nd, 2024

via Star Tribune (Minnesota)

Let's consider what commentary writer Katherine Kersten ignores about Minnesota's ethnic studies curriculum.

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Gov. DeSantis signs bill ending ban on credit unions holding state deposits

Thursday, May 2nd, 2024

via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)

Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bills in Jacksonville letting credit unions hold state deposits and stopping "indoctrination" in teacher preparation programs.

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DeSantis signs law targeting teacher-training ‘indoctrination’

Thursday, May 2nd, 2024

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed into law a bill seeking to prevent what he called 'indoctrination' in teacher-training programs.

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UT-Austin’s Jay Hartzell praised by GOP leaders as university presidents nationwide take heat over protest response

Thursday, May 2nd, 2024

via The Texas Tribune (Texas)

Hartzell's protest response has also resulted in condemnations from students and faculty.

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Letter: Hannah Duston and Accuracy

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

via Concord Monitor (New Hampshire)

The Monitor's front page piece (4/29) regarding Hannah Duston referred to her as an English colonist. No, she was an American pioneer, born in Massachusetts. She was described as 'murdering a bunch of…

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Donald Trump has a grip on the Utah Republican Party. Here’s why.

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)

The Utah Republican Party's 2024 State Nominating Convention concluded just before midnight on Saturday, with nearly 4,000 delegates sending a clear message to party leaders: They're not ready for the…

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Artists of color say Pittsburgh has “perfected racism.” What would real progress look like?

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

via Pittsburgh City Paper (Pennsylvania)

On paper, Pittsburgh looks like a vibrant arts city. It also looks like a city with serious racial inequities. Artists of color say it's both.

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Judge hears arguments in lawsuit over LEARNS ban on ‘indoctrination,’ ‘critical race theory’

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

via Arkansas Times (Arkansas)

Section 16 'was written in such a vague, reckless way

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Phil Lyman beats Gov. Spencer Cox at Utah GOP convention. Both advance to primary

Saturday, April 27th, 2024

via Deseret News (Utah)

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox abandoned his prepared remarks to respond to booing among the delegates

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Letters for April 28: We must lower speed limits to save the North Atlantic right whale

Saturday, April 27th, 2024

via The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)

Letter writers advocate for the roughly 360 North Atlantic right whales that remain, argue 'elites' are dividing the country, and oppose people chanting 'death to America.'

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Flasher prom incident upsets Indigenous students, puts public focus back on racial misconduct

Saturday, April 27th, 2024

via The Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota)

A dance at the Flasher prom last weekend offended Native American students and prompted many to walk out, according to a father who is considering suing the school district.

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NC agency settles with teacher who was fired for opposing critical race theory

Thursday, April 25th, 2024

via WRAL (North Carolina)

By Will Doran , WRAL state government reporterThe North Carolina Department of Public Instruction agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a teacher who was fired for telling students about his…

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