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He wanted to focus on issues students cared about. Then the crises began.
Wednesday, July 10th, 2024
via The Washington PostAs Montgomery County's student board member, Sami Saeed thought he'd focus on school lunches and homework. But the job turned quickly into crisis management.
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Nevada county votes against certifying recount results, a move that raises longer-term questions
Wednesday, July 10th, 2024
via The Associated PressCommissioners in Nevada's second most populous county on Tuesday refused to certify the results of two local race recounts from last month's primary, a rare move that has potential implications for the presidential race in one of the nation's most important swing states.
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Virginia joins other states with effort to restrict cellphones in schools
Tuesday, July 9th, 2024
via The Washington PostVirginia has joined a growing number of states that are pushing for cellphone restrictions in public schools
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Va. Gov. Youngkin calls for ‘phone-free’ public schools in executive order
Tuesday, July 9th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe Republican governor called for policies restricting cellphone use in schools in an executive order Tuesday.
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9 Mayors on What Divides America, and What Will Save It
Monday, July 8th, 2024
via The New York TimesMayors described the national discourse as 'broken,' 'garbage' and 'horrible.' But many found reassurance inside their own cities.
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Sykes Faces Challenge in Ohio as Black Democrats Push to Hold White Districts
Saturday, July 6th, 2024
via The New York TimesRepresentative Emilia Sykes is one of only a few Black Democrats in Congress who don't resemble most of their constituents, and whose political survival this year will help determine which party…
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Virginia school board member sentenced on Jan. 6 riot charges
Thursday, July 4th, 2024
via The Washington PostMiles Adkins, who has rejected calls to resign over his presence inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty and was sentenced this week to 12 days in jail.
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Judge’s order greatly expands where Biden can’t enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
via The Associated PressA federal judge in Kansas has blocked a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students from being enforced in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere across the nation.
Parents
Discipline used in Kansas’ largest school district was discriminatory, the Justice Department says
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024
via The Associated PressTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Educators in Kansas' largest public school district discriminated against Black and disabled students when disciplining them, according to the U.S.
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Fairfax schools add D-, allow test retakes as districts rethink grading
Monday, July 1st, 2024
via The Washington PostFairfax County schools will allow students to retake tests and is adding a D- to its grading scale as the district and others try to rethink how to measure student performance.
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Harrisburg, Tea, Box Elder lead booming South Dakota cities
Monday, July 1st, 2024
via The Associated PressHARRISBURG, S.D. (AP) — This bedroom community just south of Sioux Falls transformed over the past couple of decades into the fastest-growing South Dakota city of more than 5,000 people, according to the most recent U.S.
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How will Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?
Sunday, June 30th, 2024
via The Associated PressAs a legal battle ensues over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of exactly how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain unclear.
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A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to states where they are banned
Saturday, June 29th, 2024
via The Associated PressA bookstore in San Francisco is sending boxes of LGBTQ+ books to parts of the country where they are banned.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Doug Burgum vetoed anti-LGBTQ measures while governor. Then he started running for president
Saturday, June 29th, 2024
via The Washington PostFor most of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's two terms in office, he has approached the job like a CEO running a business
Book Bans, LGBTQ+
Missouri governor vetoes school safety initiative to fund gun-detection surveillance systems
Friday, June 28th, 2024
via The Associated PressMissouri Gov. Mike Parson has vetoed funding for a school safety initiative using gun-detection surveillance systems.
School Safety
Biden’s halting debate performance puts a renewed spotlight on Harris
Friday, June 28th, 2024
via The Washington PostVice president Harris is in a uniquely tricky position as both Biden's top lieutenant and his most obvious successor
Racism
Where tech, politics & giving meet: CEO Nicole Taylor considers Silicon Valley’s busy intersection
Wednesday, June 26th, 2024
via The Washington PostNicole Taylor has an insider's view of philanthropic trends from her seat as the president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
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Montgomery schools taps retiring county police chief for top security post
Tuesday, June 25th, 2024
via The Washington PostRetiring Montgomery County police chief Marcus Jones was approved Tuesday as the county school system's new chief of security and compliance.
School Safety
Oklahoma court rejects proposed religious public charter school
Tuesday, June 25th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe state Supreme Court said the first-of-its-kind school, approved last year by the charter school board, violated the state and U.S. constitution.
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