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South Carolina education board deciding whether to limit books and other ‘age appropriate’ materials
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
via The Associated Press (Kentucky)The State Board of Education is considering a universal definition of 'age appropriate' educational materials in South Carolina schools and libraries.
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Pink will give 2,000 banned books to Florida fans, says she’s ‘unwilling to stand by’
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
via TribLive.com (Pennsylvania)Pink wants her fans to read banned books. The Grammy winner announced this week that she intended to give away 2,000 banned books during the Florida leg of her tour. 'Books have held a special joy for…
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Surge of book removal requests turning Nebraska libraries into cultural battlegrounds
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
via Kearney Hub (Nebraska)Records from seven libraries over nearly two years revealed 127 book challenges. Contested titles ranged from classics like 'Beloved' by Toni Morrison to contemporary works such as 'Gender Queer.'
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Pink will give 2,000 banned books to Florida fans
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)The books will go to fans at concerts this week.
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Mount Vernon Middle School’s Gay-Straight Alliance ‘GSA of the Year’
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
via The Gazette (Iowa)President of the group Aida Jones, 13, leading the group students through changes to Iowa laws that target LGBTQ youth
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Florida mom accuses teacher of using her daughter in book ban battle
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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There’s no shortage of issues for the lame duck Legislature to tackle
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
via NJ (New Jersey) (New Jersey)Legislators who had the summer off and campaigned all autumn now have to go back to work and address the issues left unfinished in June and new problems that popped up since then.
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Are we at the end of our democracy?
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
via Emporia Gazette (Kansas)Benjamin Franklin, more than 200 years ago, addressed a situation that we face today: 'In these Sentiments, Sir, I agree to this Constitution, with all its Faults, if they are
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With all election numbers in, a look at how Amherst County voted
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)In the Amherst County School's Board District 3 race, Chris Terry narrowly won a second term with 1,245 votes, or 50%, against challenger Dawn Pool, who pulled in 1,204 votes,
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OPS board votes to keep ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ and ‘Tricks’ in school libraries
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
via Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)Two controversial library books will remain on shelves in the Omaha Public Schools after district-level reviews found that they help "students feel seen, heard and valued."
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Diversity won in many school board races
Monday, November 13th, 2023
via Star Tribune (Minnesota)In Minnesota and across the U.S., voters mostly sided with progressive candidates in key races.
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The librarian who couldn’t take it anymore
Saturday, November 11th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Florida)She loved books. And in a time of spreading book bans in public schools, that's why this Florida librarian had to quit.
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House Republican Russ Diamond faces primary challenger endorsed by Doug Mastriano
Friday, November 10th, 2023
via PennLive.com (Pennsylvania)Lebanon County Republican Russ Diamond has faced little primary opposition in his five terms in the House. That changed Wednesday when Rachel Moyer announced her bid to earn the GOP nominee for the…
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Lincoln County Dems to discuss dark money in politics at Nov. 16 meeting
Friday, November 10th, 2023
via Bangor Daily News (Maine)DAMARISCOTTA -- The Lincoln County Democratic Committee will hold its next hybrid meeting on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post 42,
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Heritage Foundation: Florida Leads the Nation on Education Freedom
Friday, November 10th, 2023
via Florida Daily (Florida)Florida was recognized this week by the conservative Heritage Foundation as #1 in Education Freedom for the second year in a row. The Education Freedom Report Card, released annually by the Heritage…
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Conservatives Lose Steam in School Board Races as Liberals Mobilize
Friday, November 10th, 2023
via The Wall Street JournalMoms For Liberty, 1776 Project PAC and some GOP slates won at lower rates than before.
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Democrats are ‘bed-wetting’ even amid electoral wins. Is the anxiety justified?
Friday, November 10th, 2023
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)Here are some things that Democrats and Republicans should be worried about — and some...
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Voters drub Moms for Liberty ‘parental rights’ candidates at the ballot
Friday, November 10th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Florida)In Pennsylvania, Iowa, Virginia, Minnesota, New Jersey and elsewhere, the education culture war fell flat.
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WDE staffers had mixed feelings about 2022 Schroeder anti-‘sexualization’ event
Friday, November 10th, 2023
via Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Wyoming)CHEYENNE – Text messages and emails provided to the Wyoming Tribune Eagle show confusion and dissent among Wyoming Department of Education staffers last year, as they scrambled to figure out
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