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Investigation finds a threat assessment should have been done before the Oxford High School shooting
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
via The Washington PostAn independent investigation has concluded that a threat assessment should have been conducted by school officials into Ethan Crumbley's behavior prior to a shooting that left four students dead and…
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How many kids are homeschooled in the U.S.? Growth by school …
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
via The Washington PostA district-by-district look at home schooling's explosive growth, which a Post analysis finds has far outpaced the rate at private and public schools
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The Supreme Court takes up social media cases similar to one about Donald Trump’s Twitter feed
Monday, October 30th, 2023
via The Associated PressThe Supreme Court is tackling the question of when public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts.
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The Trump era has changed the politics of local elections in Georgia, a pivotal 2024 battleground
Sunday, October 29th, 2023
via The Associated PressThe political dynamics in some of Atlanta's suburbs reflect how partisan and cultural divisions have trickled down to local campaigns.
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Moms for Liberty unexpectedly finds itself at the center of a heated suburban Indiana mayoral race
Sunday, October 29th, 2023
via The Associated PressAn Indiana Moms for Liberty chapter is unexpectedly a major point of contention in a mayoral race following the group's use of a quote by Adolf Hitler.
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Colony Ridge development in Texas under fire from state GOP leaders
Saturday, October 28th, 2023
via The Washington PostThe huge development north of Houston has been under fire from the state's GOP leaders. Supporters defend it as a community of families trying to make good.
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Fairfax high school students walk out for Israel-Gaza conflict
Saturday, October 28th, 2023
via The Washington PostHundreds of students demonstrated this week in support of Palestinian rights and self-determination.
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Fairfax school board candidate disqualified from the race
Friday, October 27th, 2023
via The Washington PostMarcia St. John-Cunning, a candidate from the Franconia district, may not appear on the ballot because she listed her street number incorrectly, a judge said.
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A year later, Musk’s X is tilting right. And sinking.
Friday, October 27th, 2023
via The Washington PostThe billionaire bought Twitter to revive its business and make it less 'woke.' He has achieved only one of those goals.
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From Stalin to Putin, abortion has had a complicated history in Russia
Friday, October 27th, 2023
via The Associated PressAbortion has had a complicated history in the Soviet Union and Russia. It was outlawed under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin but legalized and commonplace under later Kremlin leaders.
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Her 6-year-old son shot his teacher. Now she is being sentenced for child neglect
Friday, October 27th, 2023
via The Associated PressThe mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia is scheduled to be sentenced for felony child neglect.
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A teacher was shot by her 6-year-old student. Is workers’ compensation enough?
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023
via The Associated PressA heated debate has emerged about the once-unimaginable shooting of a teacher by her 6-year-old student: How should society take care of the teacher?
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Georgia’s lieutenant governor wants to pay teachers $10,000 a year to carry guns at school
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023
via The Associated PressGeorgia's lieutenant governor says he wants to pay teachers $10,000 a year to carry guns in schools. Republican Lt. Gov.
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Public Schools Struggle to Say the Right Thing About the Israel-Hamas War
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023
via The New York TimesAcross the country, public schools, like colleges and universities, are facing backlash as they try to respond to the Hamas attacks and war in Gaza.
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Jewish Florida lawmaker breaks from DeSantis and endorses Trump
Tuesday, October 24th, 2023
via The Washington PostRandy Fine, a top DeSantis ally and sole Jewish GOP lawmaker in the Florida legislature, announced he was switching his support to former president Donald Trump.
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Older Americans are dominating like never before, but what comes next?
Tuesday, October 24th, 2023
via The Washington PostAmerica's aging population controls many aspects of society; professions ranging from medicine to farming are seeing leadership stay on well past traditional retirement age.
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Tennessee GOP is willing to reject millions in funding, if it avoids complying with federal strings
Tuesday, October 24th, 2023
via The Associated PressTennessee Republican leaders are escalating their calls to reject millions of federal dollars rather than comply with requirements over LGBTQ+ rights, abortion access and other hot-button issues.
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Argentine economy minister has surprise win over populist, and they head toward presidential runoff
Monday, October 23rd, 2023
via The Associated PressArgentina's economy minister has produced a big surprise by finishing first in the opening round of the presidential election over a front-running right-wing populist who wants to drastically diminish the government.
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Mired in economic crisis, Argentines weigh whether to hand reins to anti-establishment populist
Sunday, October 22nd, 2023
via The Associated PressArgentina, a country led by a center-left government the past four years, could take an unprecedented turn as frustrated voters weigh handing the presidency to an anti-establishment, right-wing populist.
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