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Want to ban books? Durango Public Library just made it tougher
Thursday, July 18th, 2024
via Durango Herald (Colorado)Requests to ban certain books from school and public libraries – some of which target materials aimed at marginalized groups – have surged in recent years in Colorado and across the United States,…
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
The many outfits, opinions of RNC convention attendees
Thursday, July 18th, 2024
via The Washington PostAttendees of the Republican National Convention share their views — and showcase their styles.
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Biden administration’s Title IX rule faces House GOP opposition
Thursday, July 18th, 2024
via Deseret News (Utah)Republicans argue the new rule, aimed at prohibiting sex-based discrimination, would allow transgender athletes to compete on sports teams
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GOP must end attacks on LGBTQ+ Americans STAFF COMMENTARY
Thursday, July 18th, 2024
via The Baltimore Sun (Maryland)Trump and Vance stir antagonism toward the gay community to garner votes, a costly tradeoff for the most vulnerable among us.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Youth vote targeted at ‘party-agnostic’ event for teens, college kids during GOP convention • Michigan Advance
Thursday, July 18th, 2024
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)MILWAUKEE — Young people provided a glimmer of hope on the outskirts of the 2024 Republican National Convention that has been dominated nightly by speeches filled with doom, inaccuracies and fearmongering. A few dozen high school and college students gathered a half-mile away from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, where the RNC is taking place, […]
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‘National Anthem’: America at its openhearted best
Thursday, July 18th, 2024
via The Washington PostLuke Gilford's gentle coming-of-age drama offers an appealing alternate vision of the American West.
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Youth vote targeted at ‘party-agnostic’ event for teens, college kids during GOP convention • Ohio Capital Journal
Thursday, July 18th, 2024
via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)A few dozen "party agnostic" high school and college students gathered a half-mile away from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, where the RNC is taking place, to discuss Wednesday how to communicate and…
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CCSD board candidates draw cheers at RNC with Moms for Liberty
Thursday, July 18th, 2024
via Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)Gathered at the Republican National Convention, Moms for Liberty supporters and convention attendees engaged in talks about their fight against policies they see as existential threats ...
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement, Sex Education
Youth vote targeted at ‘party-agnostic’ event for teens, college kids during GOP convention • Georgia Recorder
Thursday, July 18th, 2024
via Georgia Recorder (Georgia)Young people provided a glimmer of hope on the outskirts of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
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Youth vote targeted at ‘party-agnostic’ event for teens, college kids during GOP convention • Wisconsin Examiner
Thursday, July 18th, 2024
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)A nonpartisan forum for young voters brought together teens and young adults to discuss political engagement
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Conservative GOP women, led by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders, rally at convention
Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
via Arkansas Times (Arkansas)From the Arkansas Advocate: A dispatch from the RNC.
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GOP Assembly Leader Warns More Will Follow Elon Musk Out Of California
Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
via California Globe (California)California Republican Assembly Leader James Gallagher warned in a Wednesday interview that more will follow the nation's wealthiest entrepreneur out of the state over a cascade of radical legislation…
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Court dismisses York County case brought on behalf of transgender student
Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
via The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)The York County Circuit Court this week dismissed a lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Education that challenged the department's 2023 model policies regarding the treatment of transgender …
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California School District sues Gov. Gavin Newsom over new transgender bill
Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
via The Mercury News (California)The lawsuit comes a day after Gov. Newsom signed a new bill prohibiting 'forced outing' policies in school districts, which required notifying parents when students used a different nam…
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Conservative GOP women, led by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders, rally at convention • Wisconsin Examiner
Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)MILWAUKEE — GOP women spotlighted the power of their vote and the work they do for the party Tuesday at several events on the perimeter of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. 'One thing I…
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From the Cheap Seats: Meltdown in California Continues
Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
via California Globe (California)California state government is bleeding red ink, profusely
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Parental notification policies that drew Elon Musk’s ire are still under review in California courts
Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)At least seven school districts in the state are already in court over policies requiring schools to notify parents about their child's gender identity.
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Musk to move companies out of California over transgender law
Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
via Saipan Tribune (California)Elon Musk on Tuesday said he will move the headquarters of SpaceX and X to Texas after a California law blocked schools from forcing teachers to notify parents about changes
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
An order blocking a rule to help LGBTQ+ kids applies to hundreds of schools. Some want to block more
Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Alaska)A federal judge's order blocking a Biden administration rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination applies to hundreds of schools and colleges across the U.S.
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