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Alabama halted a library’s funding. Supporters raised the cash in days.
Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
via The Washington Post (Alabama)When a state board voted to pause payments while it determined whether a handful of books were in age-appropriate sections, the community came to the rescue.
Parent Involvement, Sex Education
Education in BCSD Town Hall set for March 29 in Goose Creek
Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Parents, educators and community members are invited to attend the Education in BCSD Town Hall meeting from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at the Goose Creek Recreation Center, 519A
Parents
House zeroes out Little’s workforce training plan
Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
via Lewiston Tribune (Idaho)On a narrow 33-37 vote, the House killed House Bill 443, a State Board of Education budget bill that included $5 million for workforce training grants. JFAC was attempting to find a middle ground between lawmakers who wanted full funding, and lawmakers who opposed the program, said Rep. James Petzke, R-Meridian, the bill's floor sponsor. Only one lawmaker, Rep. Clint Hostetler, R-Twin Falls, rose to argue against the bill, pointing out that the $5.3 million State Board 'enhancement' budget constituted a 9.5% spending increase.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement, Sex Education
House passes resolution creating ‘Traditional Family Values Month’
Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
via Lewiston Tribune (Idaho)Similar measure passed the Senate in Feb.
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Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles Introduces Bill to Codify President Trump’s Dismantling of the Education Department into Law
Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
via Tennessee Star (Tennessee)Rep. Andy Ogles introduced a bill that would codify President Trump's executive order closing the U.S. Department of Education into law.
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Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after new ruling
Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
via Quad-City Times (Iowa)The new decision from U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher once again temporarily blocks a part of the law that bars school libraries from carrying books that depict sex acts.
Parents
Florida legislation would relax restrictions on the working hours of teenagers
Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
via The Associated Press (Florida)A bill that would relax restrictions on working hours for Florida teenagers is moving through the state Legislature amid an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration.
Parents
Florida teens may soon need parental consent for contraception, STI testing under new bill
Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)A bill that requires parental consent for contraception, treatment for sexually transmitted infections for minors was OK'd by a Senate panel Tuesday.
Parents
Florida lawmakers advance bill easing child labor restrictions to help fill employment gaps
Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
via WESH (Florida)The bill would do away with restrictions on 16- and 17-year-olds, who would be able to work more than eight hours a day on school nights.
Parents
All work restrictions would be lifted on 16- and 17-year-olds in Florida under new bill
Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
via The Florida Times-Union (Florida)A year after Gov. Ron DeSantis loosened child labor laws, Florida lawmakers look to erase all limits on working 16- and 17-year-olds.
Parents
‘We are the best library in the state’: Fairhope residents rally after conservative outcry leads to funding cut
Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
via al.com (Alabama)The Moms for Liberty group's complaints about book placement led to a temporary state funding suspension.
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Welfare for the wealthy
Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
via The Daily Progress (Virginia)THE REEDUCATION OF CHARLOTTESVILLE
Parents
Lawmakers hear praise, concerns about legislation to stop school shooters
Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
via The Augusta Chronicle (Georgia)HB 268 would heighten criminality for students who make threats, add behavioral health coordinators and establish database to track suspicious students.
Parents
3 candidates seek 2 seats on Chelmsford School Committee
Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
via Lowell Sun (Massachusetts)CHELMSFORD — Local election season is here, and three candidates are running for two seats on the Chelmsford School Committee. Incumbents John Moses and Maria Santos are running to retain their sea…
Parents
State superintendent tours Prien Lake Elementary, praises progress being made
Monday, March 24th, 2025
via American Press (Louisiana)Louisiana has seen notable improvements in its education system in recent years with gains in student achievement and national rankings. None of that is more evident than at Prien Lake Elementary,…
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Candidates flock to join race for Minnesota Senate District 6 seat
Monday, March 24th, 2025
via Duluth News Tribune (Minnesota)Bids announced from Nisswa Mayor and former Minnesota Republican party Chair Jennifer Carnahan, spouse of current Minnesota representative and several previous candidates for the District 6 seat
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St. Francis schools sued over controversial book ban policy
Monday, March 24th, 2025
via Star Tribune (Minnesota)The lawsuit, filed by parent educators, asks a judge to reverse a ban on dozens of books that the suit says puts students at an academic disadvantage.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
With rival Dave Williams out, McCoy ‘ranchwife’ Horn seeks Colorado Republican Party chair
Monday, March 24th, 2025
via Real Vail (Colorado)The Colorado Republican Party will elect a new leader by the end of March. Dave Williams, the incumbent chair, announced last month that he would not seek a second term. The next chair will be…
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
More book bans? Florida bill could define classics as pornography. What is SB 1692?
Monday, March 24th, 2025
via Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida)Under Florida Senate Bill 1692, any material not expressly authorized containing nudity or sexual content could be declared harmful to minors.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement