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June hearing set in case of Norman teacher who became target of Ryan Walters’ criticism
Friday, May 24th, 2024
via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)The State Board of Education has set a hearing date for Summer Boismier, a Norman teacher who has sued Supt. Ryan Walters for accusations about her.
Racism
Chapter of conservative group at Arrowhead raising some parent concerns
Friday, May 24th, 2024
via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)Some parents have raised concerns about a chapter of a conservative group, Turning Point USA, being started at Arrowhead High School.
School Board – General, Racism
Judge backtracks on ruling that blocked law criminalizing transport of migrants into Florida
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)The second order has sparked confusion among immigration attorneys and advocates.
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Ohio Statehouse Republicans stand determined to prove how toxic gerrymandering is • Ohio Capital Journal
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024
via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)Ohio Statehouse Republicans stand determined to make a lurid example of themselves on just how toxic and destructive gerrymandering is. To paraphrase Cicero, how long, O' gerrymandered Ohio lawmakers,…
Racism, Book Bans, LGBTQ+
Analysis: Some of the biggest lessons of the Georgia primaries are in the losses
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)Up and down Georgia's ballot on Tuesday incumbents thrived.
Racism
America’s obsession with race is a double-edged sword
Monday, May 20th, 2024
via OC Register (California)Racism exists, but the extent to which it does may be exaggerated to the detriment of minorities.
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Plaintiffs again question federal judge about slow movement on critical race theory lawsuit
Monday, May 20th, 2024
via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)For a second time, plaintiffs have asked a federal judge to make rulings to move along a lawsuit over House Bill 1775 filed more than 2 1/2 years ago.
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Meet the candidates running for Iowa Senate District 26 in Nevada, Marshalltown
Sunday, May 19th, 2024
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)Two Republicans and a Democrat are running to represent the district in portions of Story County and Marshall County.
Racism, School Board – General, School Safety
As the Massachusetts Teachers Association wades into the Israel-Hamas war, divisions rise among members
Friday, May 17th, 2024
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)The MTA's actions represent a rare foray into international affairs for the state's largest teachers union, which previously had waded into the Iraq War and apartheid in South Africa.
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These California schools connect kids to community services. Will they survive budget cuts?
Friday, May 17th, 2024
via CalMatters (California)California's community schools got billions in funding. Advocates fear that money may be cut as the state faces a budget deficit.
Racism
Biden meets with Brown v. Board plaintiffs and families during week of outreach to Black communities
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
via NY1 (New York)Thursday's meeting marked the 70th anniversary of the case
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Southlake Carroll schools made headlines for partisan clashes in 2021. This book examines why.
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
via Texas Standard (Texas)In "They Came for the Schools," Mike Hixenbaugh explores how the fight over books and classroom material became "the playbook copied all over the country."
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Anti-racism backlash is hardly new
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
via The Daily Progress (Virginia)School Board – General, Racism
Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
via The Associated Press (South Carolina)The school system in Topeka, Kansas, was at the center of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case that struck down segregated education 70 years ago.
Racism, School Board – General
Book-banning advocates seek elected power as book challenges near fever pitch
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)Book challenges can come from community members, parents or activists. In western North Carolina, some school boards saw those challenges come from school board candidates and school board members themselves.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Racism
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A GOP Texas school board member campaigned against schools indoctrinating kids. Then she read the curriculum.
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via The Texas Tribune (Texas)Courtney Gore, a Granbury ISD school board member, has disavowed the far-right platform she campaigned on. Her defiance has brought her backlash.
Racism, School Board – General
After a borderland shootout, a 100-year-old battle for the truth
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Michigan)A century after three Tejano men were shot to death, the story descendants tell of their killing contradicts official accounts. Whose story counts as Texas history?
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The importance, value of Houston’s Juneteenth Parade in Acres Homes: Our Town
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via KPRC (Texas)This year's Juneteenth parade will be held on June 15, at 10 a.m. first kicking off at the Acres Home Multi-Purpose Center on W Montgomery Rd. and conclude at the iconic Greater Zion Missionary…
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UT System cut 311 former DEI jobs after Texas ban, official says
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)The DEI closures will save the system about $25 million, Chancellor J.B. Milliken told state senators during a hearing Tuesday in Austin.
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