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Conservative law group involved in drafting of GOP parental bill of rights legislation
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)Emails obtained by A Better Wisconsin Together show that WILL, a conservative law center, was directly involved in the drafting of the bill.
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Florida law led school district to pull 1,600 books — including dictionaries
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Washington)Dictionaries were removed pulled from shelves in a Florida school district where officials are reviewing books for 'sexual' content.
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Moms for Liberty wants funds cut to Alabama libraries that let kids check out ‘pornographic material’
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via al.com (Alabama)The group wants Alabama libraries to limit access to certain books.
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Pinellas conservatives aim to ‘flip’ school board in 2024 election
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)Three candidates share similar platforms and Republican support as they push for a 5-2 board majority.
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Florida parental rights law slows school services with permission slips
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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ACLU seeks more info on book bans from school districts
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)The ACLU of Wisconsin wants to learn more about how six Wisconsin school districts have removed or restricted books in libraries.
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Lies, half-truths, misinformation and bipartisan blunders from Louisiana politics in 2023
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via lailluminator.com (Louisiana)Louisiana politics featured a number of lies, half-truths, misinformation and blunders during 2023.
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California proposal to ban youth tackle football clears first legislative hurdle
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
via NBC Bay Area (California)California lawmakers who want to ban tackle football for kids under 12 to reduce brain injuries gained ground Wednesday in the Legislature but still face a very long field and a clock that is ticking.
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Some Michigan parents question whether schools should have health clinics
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
via Bridge Michigan (Michigan)At a board hearing in Northville, some parents objected to putting health clinics in schools, echoing concerns in other districts based in part on parental rights. Clinic supporters say the centers…
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Prescott’s list of supporters continues to grow
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
via Manchester Ink Link (New Hampshire)Exeter, NH – Today, Russell Prescott, candidate for Congress in NH-01, released another round of endorsements from Granite State leaders in every corner of the district. Attorney Tom Colantuono,…
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Moms for Liberty to host CCSD board chair, anti-trans group
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)The CCSD board chair will speak to the controversial parental rights group Moms for Liberty in January, alongside a group that calls for anti-trans legislation.
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In Florida, New School Laws Have an Unintended Consequence: Bureaucracy
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
via The New York Times (Florida)Under recent rules, some students can't take a vision test or get a Band-Aid without permission slips. And it's up to schools to hunt them down.
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SC Senate panel backtracks on prescription drug notification for minors
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)A Senate legislative panel is backing off most of the provisions in a proposal to require parental consent for 16- and 17-year-olds to receive prescription medications. Some believed the policy was meant to limit access to birth control and hormone…
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DeSantis returns to Florida as campaign lags and mood in Tallahassee shifts
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Florida)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a lightning trip to Tallahassee to rally state lawmakers around his conservative agenda as his presidential ambitions founder.
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Storm threat prompts several Florida schools to cancel classes
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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Students: Give us and our teachers greater voice in education policies
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)Two UGA students urge passing a bill that would attach a student and a teacher to the State Board of Education to give those affected by policies a greater voice.
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Oklahoma Joe: School book policy discourages thoughtful questions
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
via The Journal Record (Oklahoma)We're not building robots but individuals who should feel that no question is stupid if they need help, whether in math or any topic.
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Louisiana’s Republican supermajority legislature tips hat to bipartisanship on first day
Monday, January 8th, 2024
via lailluminator.com (Louisiana)For the first time in eight years, Republicans control the executive branch and both chambers of the Louisiana Legislature with veto proof-majority. But new statehouse leaders have chosen to keep what…
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Rape investigation costs Ziegler his job as Florida GOP appoints a new chairman
Monday, January 8th, 2024
via Miami Herald (Florida)The Monday vote to oust Zeigler went 199-3.
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