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Bills Confronting California’s Trans Policy Undermining Girls’ Athletics: Hearing Tuesday
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via California Globe (California)On April Fools Day the California Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports & Tourism Committee will hear two bills to ban biological men claiming to be trans women out of girls' sports. AB 844 by…
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Texas ‘parental rights in education’ bill passes Senate, others await vote
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via High Plains Public Radio (Texas)A series of Senate bills would solidify and sometimes broaden parental rights in their children's education.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Bill tracker: Senate OKs illegal immigration bill, Trans athlete ban advances. What else moved
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)There's about 1,200 bills filed but only some of them will become law. Here, we're tracking the bills that actually progress in the legislature.
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The week ahead: House turns to budget, Senate tackles parental rights, auto inspection bills
Sunday, March 30th, 2025
via The Union Leader (New Hampshire)For the first time in nearly three months, the New Hampshire Legislature will not hold business sessions this week, but it's still an important period as the House of Representatives
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UNK hosts district History Day contest, with 140 middle and high school students competing
Sunday, March 30th, 2025
via The Grand Island Independent (Nebraska)The University of Nebraska at Kearney hosted a Nebraska National History Day district contest Wednesday, with 140 middle and high school students competing.
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Bullying policies. Precautions. Politics. Morton school board race has been intense
Sunday, March 30th, 2025
via Journal Star (Illinois)Morton's school board race has been contentious, with candidates and community members disagreeing about the presence of bullying in the district.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
This Alabama library’s funding threatened over these 35 books – see the full list
Saturday, March 29th, 2025
via al.com (Alabama)The board will decide on April 21 whether to relocate titles including "The Handmaid's Tale" and "The Hate U Give" to adult sections following Alabama state library scrutiny.
Parent Involvement, Sex Education
With no sessions, House turns to budget, Senate tackles parental rights, auto inspection bills
Friday, March 28th, 2025
via The Union Leader (New Hampshire)For the first time in nearly three months, the New Hampshire Legislature will not hold business sessions this week, but it's still an important one as the House of Representatives
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Trump administration probes California Education Department over transgender law
Friday, March 28th, 2025
via OC Register (California)The investigation is the latest crackdown on transgender protections by the Trump administration.
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Feds investigating Maine for allegedly hiding students’ transgender identity from parents
Friday, March 28th, 2025
via Bangor Daily News (Maine)Education Secretary Linda McMahon called those school district policies "illegal and immoral."
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Democrats in WA Legislature shift approach to parental and students’ rights bills
Friday, March 28th, 2025
via The Columbian (Washington)A tense debate over the rights of public school students and their parents took another twist in the Washington Legislature on Thursday.
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Here’s why Florida’s book challenge law keeps changing every year
Friday, March 28th, 2025
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)The statute on removing library books has doubled in length since 2017, with more changes likely this year.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement
CCSD school board member urges public library to move sex education book to restricted area
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Michele Leber asked public library and city council members to restrict access to a health literacy book, arguing it violates state laws, is inappropriate.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement, Sex Education
Trump Admin. Launches Investigation into CA Dept. of Education for Alleged FERPA Violations
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
via California Globe (California)The Trump Administration Department of Education announced Thursday they are investigating the California Department of Education over the odious new law that prohibits school districts from notifying…
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Trump administration investigates California Department of Education over transgender law
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
via The Mercury News (California)The investigation is the latest crackdown on transgender protections by the Trump administration. Since he stepped into office in January, President Donald Trump has passed a slew of anti-transgend…
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Fairhope library considering review of 35 books flagged by Alabama officials as ‘sexually explicit’
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
via al.com (Alabama)The Fairhope Public Library Board will decide whether to review books deemed "sexually explicit" by the Alabama Public Library Service, a move that could impact state funding and inter-library…
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Area rep’s bill would require parental consent for youth mental health treatment
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
via Dayton Daily News (Ohio)A Troy Republican has introduced an Ohio House bill that he says would repeal a carve-out in Ohio law that allows Ohioans aged 14 to 18 to receive mental health treatment without their parents' consent.
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Trump Challenges California on Transgender Parental Notification
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
via The New York Times (California)The Trump administration will investigate whether a new California law banning parental notification requirements in schools violates federal policy.
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Trump administration investigating CA over ban against outing trans students
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
via The Sacramento Bee (California)A state law banning teachers from outing students is 'immoral' and 'potentially' contradicts federal law, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said.
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