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Virginia court revives lawsuit by teacher fired for refusing to use transgender student’s pronouns
Thursday, December 14th, 2023
via The Associated PressA lawsuit filed by a Virginia high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student's pronouns has been reinstated by the state Supreme Court.
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What Republicans really want from colleges
Thursday, December 14th, 2023
via The Washington PostThe now famous Dec. 5 House hearing where three presidents of elite universities gave unsatisfactory answers to a barrage of questions about antisemitism on their campuses wasn't the only thing happening in the room that day.
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White House turns focus to states in latest push to curb gun violence
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
via The Washington Post'We are fighting just for what is reasonable and, of course, what is right,' Vice President Harris said Wednesday of the plan that focuses on giving states tools to pass gun laws and help those…
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South Carolina’s top education official wants online digital maps as part of $38M school safety ask
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
via The Associated PressSouth Carolina's top education official plans to ask lawmakers for $5 million next to put a digital map of every school in the state online and make those maps immediately available on police officers' mobile devices as they respond to a shooting or other emergency.
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Bridget Ziegler, caught in sex scandal, refuses to quit Florida school post
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
via The Washington PostThe Moms for Liberty co-founder remains on the Sarasota school board despite her colleagues' vote for her to resign because of the situation involving her and her husband.
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California’s 2023 in Photos
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
via The New York TimesA look at a year including atmospheric rivers, tropical storms and labor strikes.
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Michigan prosecutors to outline case against false Trump electors in first hearing
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
via The Associated PressPreliminary examinations for seven of the 15 Republicans charged by Michigan's attorney general for acting as false electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020 are set to begin.
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Alluding to Scandal, Florida School Board Urges Member to Resign
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
via The New York TimesThe resolution against Bridget Ziegler, a co-founder of the activist group Moms for Liberty, is nonbinding. She did not address critics who called her anti-L.G.B.T.Q. policies hypocritical.
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Bill Ackman’s Campaign Against Harvard Followed Years of Resentment
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
via The New York TimesThe billionaire investor has mounted a high-profile battle against Harvard president Claudine Gay over antisemitism and threats to Jewish students on campus, but long-held personal grudges play a…
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I’ve Never Watched Anything as Transformative as ‘Sailor Moon’
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
via The New York TimesThe show is about friendship, yes, and also liberation that does not match the world's expectations of femininity.
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‘We’re on the side of righteousness’
Sunday, December 10th, 2023
via The Washington PostFor these Black Floridians, the fight over what African American history is taught in schools reflects their own experiences and an unwavering commitment.
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A teacher wrote a Palestinian rallying cry in her email. She’s on leave.
Saturday, December 9th, 2023
via The Washington PostMontgomery County, Md., has now suspended at least three teachers for similar speech.
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Maryland civil rights groups allege county violates voting rights laws
Friday, December 8th, 2023
via The Washington PostMaryland civil rights groups and residents filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging Wicomico County's election system is 'racially discriminatory and unlawful.'
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Michigan school shooting victims to speak as teen faces possible life sentence
Friday, December 8th, 2023
via The Associated PressA court hearing in suburban Detroit is likely to be tense and emotional as a judge hears from families and surviving victims of the Oxford school shooting, Ethan Crumbley could be sentenced to life in prison Friday.
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In Michigan, a new push for greater home-schooling rules, oversight
Thursday, December 7th, 2023
via The Washington PostThe effort comes days after a ‘horrifying' Washington Post story about the torture and murder of a home-schooled boy from Michigan
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Conservatives Called Her Artwork ‘Obscene.’ She’s Back for More.
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
via The New York TimesKaren Finley, one of the N.E.A. Four, revisits culture wars 25 years after a Supreme Court ruling — amid today's culture wars — with a work at Art Basel Miami Beach.
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How did this charter school get a nearly $2 million federal grant?
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
via The Washington PostU.S. Education Secretary Cardona asked to rescind the grant.
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The adults who rejected a grant won by LGBTQ students failed again
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
via The Washington PostSchool board members in Lynchburg, Va., tried to negate their bias by refusing more money, this time a donation for volleyball.
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Religious Md. parents appeal to court to skip books with LGBTQ+ characters
Tuesday, December 5th, 2023
via The Washington PostA panel of federal judges is considering whether to temporarily block a Montgomery County school district policy to disallow opt-outs for LGBTQ+ books.
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