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Trump taps Linda McMahon to run Education Dept., a pro-wrestling mogul with little school experience
Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
via Los Angeles Times (California)Trump nominated Linda McMahon for secretary of Education, despite her limited experience in school management. He lauded her support of 'school choice' and 'parents' rights.'
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‘Extremists’: Alabama GOP chair, anti-censorship group blast each other over libraries
Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
via al (Alabama)GOP chair John Wahl cited concerns last week over Read Freely Alabama's town hall in which group members labeled their opponents as "extremists."
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LAUSD poised to declare immigrant sanctuary, affirm LGBTQ+ rights as it braces for Trump
Monday, November 18th, 2024
via Los Angeles Times (California)LAUSD board members will consider resolutions on immigration sanctuary, LGBTQ+ protection and accelerating the teaching of current events at Tuesday's meeting.
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Bloated bureaucracies and progressive mandates in public education need to go
Monday, November 18th, 2024
via The San Diego Union-Tribune (California)Staving education from overlording bureaucracies and progressive political mandates is a necessary first step towards reclaiming excellence.
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What would abolishing the Department of Education mean for Nevada?
Monday, November 18th, 2024
via Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada)What would abolishing the Department of Education mean for Nevada?
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Trump wants to dismantle the Department of Education. What does that mean for Connecticut?
Monday, November 18th, 2024
via New Haven Register (Connecticut)Could the Department of Education actually be shut down? Here's what Connecticut experts have to say.
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Trump assembling a ‘Florida Man’ cabinet of loyal followers
Sunday, November 17th, 2024
via Sun Sentinel (Florida)The president-elect is picking people who "believe what he's trying to do," supporters say. But critics say he is "giving out favors to his cronies" rather than selecting top-notch candidates.
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Democrat Srinivasan, Republican Harding to face off for Loudoun Senate seat
Saturday, November 16th, 2024
via Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia)Del. Kannan Srinivasan, D-Loudoun and Republican Tumay Harding will face off in a Jan. 7 special election for the state Senate seat of Suhas Subramanyam, who was elected to Congress.
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Meet the new (and not so new) faces of the 2025 legislative session
Friday, November 15th, 2024
via The Gazette (Colorado)The upcoming legislative session will see a mix of new and familiar faces, including a number of House members who will be moving to the Senate. With nearly two dozen
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It’s famous and among the most-removed books in Florida school districts. What is it?
Friday, November 15th, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)A large number of books fall in the category in Florida of unchallenged but still removed by districts.
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Trump not a ‘savior’ but an engine of religious freedom, Maryland’s conservative Christians say
Friday, November 15th, 2024
via The Baltimore Sun (Maryland)For many Christians whose beliefs tend toward the scripturally and culturally conservative — a group often broadly labeled 'evangelicals' — the reelection of Trump to the nation's highe…
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Howard County school board races were ultra-close this year. Here’s why.
Thursday, November 14th, 2024
via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)Howard County voters had to wait one week and a day for school board election results, with races decided on razor-thin margins.
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Worthington Schools questions policy allowing LifeWise amid pending Statehouse legislation
Thursday, November 14th, 2024
via The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)The Worthington City Schools board Wednesday weighed the district's policy allowing LifeWise amid pending legislation that would require a policy.
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Minnesota K-12 educators worry about Trump’s goal to end tenure
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
via Minnesota Daily (Minnesota)Future and current Minnesota educators are worried about President-elect Donald Trump's plan to potentially end tenure for K-12 teachers. Trump's Republican Party platform for his upcoming term, known as 'Agenda47,'...
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Texas lawmakers file first LGBTQ-related bills of 2025 session
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
via KXAN (Texas)Democrats seek to block discrimination, and one Republican resurrects bills that died last session
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‘These issues are not going away’: Alabama anti-censorship group urges action in library culture war
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
via al (Alabama)Participants at a town hall meeting in Fairhope Tuesday urged the public concerned about book censorships and legislation criminalizing librarians to get more active and vocal.
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Central Pa. school board introduces new gender identity policies
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
via PennLive (Pennsylvania)The board will vote on Nov. 26 on whether it will advance both policies.
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Former Pa. school board candidate charged with providing alcohol to minors
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
via PennLive (Pennsylvania)A Republican backed by the conservative parental rights group Moms for Liberty, he ran unsuccessfully for the Downingtown school board last year.
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Today’s parental homework: Attend school board meetings STAFF COMMENTARY
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
via The Baltimore Sun (Maryland)Greater community involvement is best way to counter right's growing influence on public schools.
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