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Legal flub keeps Libertarians off the ballot in Iowa
Sunday, September 15th, 2024
via The Gazette (Iowa)Technicalities can have significant consequences
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Everything you need to know about the TEA’s bible-forward lesson plans
Friday, September 13th, 2024
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)Everything you need to know about the Texas Education Agency's bible-infused reading curriculum going before the board of education in November.
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Is Disney World moving to Nashville? No, here’s how the crazy rumor got started
Friday, September 13th, 2024
via Tennessean (Tennessee)Earlier this month, a false report claimed that the theme park giant was moving to Nashville. Here's how the rumors began circulating online.
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Coalition maintains undocumented kids have a right to attend public schools
Friday, September 13th, 2024
via The Daily Gazette (New York)Chalkbeat reports on a campaign working to counteract anti-immigrant rhetoric and conservative policy proposals seeking to limit the educational rights of undocumented children.
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Bay Area schools caught in crossfire of national Title IX battle
Friday, September 13th, 2024
via The Mercury News (California)The injunction blocks any school with a member from the three conservative organizations listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit — Moms for Liberty, the Young America's Foundation and Female Athl…
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Bookshelf: Lines are drawn in the battle over book bans
Friday, September 13th, 2024
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)Banned Books Week bring Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nikole Hannah-Jones and and Bryan Stevenson to Morehouse.
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Who’s contributing funds to Carroll school board candidates’ coffers?
Thursday, September 12th, 2024
via The Baltimore Sun (Maryland)Carroll County Board of Education candidates have received thousands in contributions from political and local groups.
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South Carolina school district restricts Holocaust graphic novel for middle-graders
Thursday, September 12th, 2024
via Sun Sentinel (Florida)(JTA) A school district in Columbia, South Carolina, will no longer use a graphic novel about local Holocaust survivors in its middle school curriculum, saying it violates new state guidelines gove…
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For the third year, proposal to recognize LGBTQ Month turns chaotic at Miami school board meeting
Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
via Miami Herald (Florida)Miami-Dade Public Schools school board meeting received dozens of people commenting for and against a proposal to recognize LGBTQ month in public schools.
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It’s time to escape from political purgatory
Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
via The Gazette (Iowa)Some believe there's no difference in the parties. They're wrong
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Complaint filed against Kettle Moraine School District alleging Title IX violations
Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)Fair Wisconsin and GSAFE have filed a complaint against the Kettle Moraine School District for not honoring new Title IX regulations preventing discrimination based on gender identity.
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Democrats Target North Valley Legislative Races as Potential Pickups
Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
via Flathead Beacon (Montana)In deep-red Flathead County, Democrats this November are betting on three newly drawn legislative districts in Whitefish and Columbia Falls.
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The Latest: The debate between Trump and Harris has begun in Philadelphia
Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
via WPXI (Pennsylvania)This website is unavailable in your location. It appears you are attempting to access this website from a country outside of the United States, therefore access cannot be granted at this time.
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The Latest: The debate between Trump and Harris in Philadelphia has come to an end
Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
via Dayton Daily News (Ohio)The first, and possibly only, debate between presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in the 2024 election has come to an end.
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FAIR Wisconsin and GSAFE file complaint against Kettle Moraine School District over Title IX • Wisconsin Examiner
Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)The joint complaint by FAIR Wisconsin and GSAFE was filed with the Office for Civil Rights at the United States Department of Education.
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Trump repeats false claims that children are undergoing transgender surgery during the school day
Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
via NBC New York (New York)Former President Donald Trump repeated his false claim that children are undergoing transition-related surgery during their school day, worsening fears among some conservatives that educators are…
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Tolkkinen: MAGA? DFL? No matter. This group just wants women to lead
Monday, September 9th, 2024
via Star Tribune (Minnesota)There's a shortage of people able and willing to serve in local office, and in Minnesota's rural areas, women are an untapped group.
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Texas child removals drop, but concerns still linger
Monday, September 9th, 2024
via Dallas Morning News (Texas)Despite a decline in child removals in Texas in 2021, concerns remain about the state's child welfare system. The system faces challenges in identifying...
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CA’s key COVID and health advisor to step down
Monday, September 9th, 2024
via CalMatters (California)Mark Ghaly is stepping down. As the state's top health official, he helped shape Gov. Gavin Newsom's policies on COVID-19 and health access.
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