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For Harvard’s First Black President, Race Became the Unavoidable Issue
Thursday, January 4th, 2024
via The New York TimesClaudine Gay celebrated her history making appointment. But after she resigned, she spoke very differently about her experience.
Racism
There’s still room to spend in Georgia’s budget even as tax collections slow
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024
via The Associated PressGeorgia's state tax collections aren't growing as fast as they were several years ago, but that doesn't mean Gov.
School Safety
Boy, 13, Is Believed to Be the First to ‘Beat’ Tetris
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024
via The New York TimesWillis Gibson, a competitive Tetris player prodigy from Oklahoma, advanced so far in the original Nintendo version of the game that it froze. 'I can't feel my fingers,' he said afterward.
Racism
What does a total abortion ban look like in Dominican Republic?
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024
via The Associated PressIn Latin America, only Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras and the Dominican Republic maintain total abortion bans.
Sex Education
How Dominican women fight child marriage and teen pregnancy while facing total abortion bans
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024
via The Associated PressThe Dominican Republic is one of four Latin American countries criminalizing abortion without exceptions.
Sex Education
Loudoun schools has a reputation problem. Can its new leader fix it?
Sunday, December 31st, 2023
via The Washington PostAaron Spence was aware of the challenges Loudoun County's public schools faced when he agreed to become superintendent. He hopes to help the district rebuild.
School Board – General
Led by Trump, GOP candidates take polarizing stances on race and history
Saturday, December 30th, 2023
via The Washington PostThe Republican Party's three leading presidential candidates are speaking about history and race in polarizing and provocative ways that sometimes diverge from or distort the facts, some political strategists, experts and civil rights leaders said.
Racism
Activists who engage with voters of color are looking for messages that will resonate in 2024
Saturday, December 30th, 2023
via The Associated PressActivists who engage with voters of color are finding lackluster enthusiasm after disappointments on some issues such as voting rights and student loan forgiveness during President Joe Biden's term.
Book Bans
Judge blocks most of an Iowa law banning some school library books and discussion of LGBTQ+ issues
Friday, December 29th, 2023
via The Associated PressA federal judge has temporarily blocked an Iowa law banning some books from school libraries and forbidding teachers from discussin LGBTQ+ issues.
Book Bans
Ohio governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Friday, December 29th, 2023
via The Washington PostGov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, struck down a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors. More than 20 states have passed similar restrictions in the past two years.
LGBTQ+
‘Sister-friend’ of Angelou, Baldwin and Morrison champions their books
Friday, December 29th, 2023
via The Washington PostEleanor Traylor, 90, a literary critic and former head of Howard University's English and humanities departments, is fighting book bans and isn't slowing down.
Book Bans
Maryland school districts struggling to comply with ‘Blueprint’ law
Friday, December 29th, 2023
via The Washington PostMaryland public school districts are racing to comply with the Blueprint for Maryland's Future law and are panicked that they won't have the resources to do it.
School Board – General
For transgender youth in crisis, hospitals sometimes compound the trauma
Friday, December 29th, 2023
via The Associated PressA North Carolina hospital network is referring transgender psychiatric patients to treatment facilities that do not align with their gender identities.
Parents
Missouri school board to reinstate Black history classes with new curriculum
Thursday, December 28th, 2023
via The Associated PressStudents at a suburban St. Louis school district can take elective Black history courses in a reversal of the conservative-led school boards' decision just last week to cancel the classes.
Racism
Her story fueled anti-trans bills. Now, she’s fighting them.
Wednesday, December 27th, 2023
via The Washington PostCarey Callahan was once a prominent critic of gender-affirming care for minors. Now, she is fighting efforts to ban it.
LGBTQ+
This Arlington librarian is pushing back against book bans
Wednesday, December 27th, 2023
via The Washington PostLibrary directors typically aren't on the front lines of testy national debates, but with the backing of the county board, Diane Kresh is fighting against book bans.
Book Bans
Half of challenged books return to schools. LGBTQ books are banned most.
Saturday, December 23rd, 2023
via The Washington PostAfter parents object, books with LGBTQ themes and characters are most likely to go.
School Board – General
Va. AG moves to drop charge against fired Loudoun schools chief
Friday, December 22nd, 2023
via The Washington PostVirginia's Attorney General asked a judge to drop the only criminal charge against former Loudoun County schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler.
School Board – General
Missouri school board that previously rescinded anti-racism resolution drops Black history classes
Friday, December 22nd, 2023
via The Associated PressA conservative-led Missouri school board has voted to drop elective courses on Black history and literature, five months after the same board rescinded an anti-discrimination policy adopted in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd.
School Board – General