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Hanover BOE candidates clash on parental rights, LGBTQ+ policy …

Friday, October 20th, 2023

via Daily Record (New Jersey)

Three Hanover Board of Education candidates participated in a forum presented by the League of Women Voters.

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Toms River School Board Refuses to Rescind Murphy’s Law to Keep Parents in The Dark on Gender Issues

Friday, October 20th, 2023

via Shore News Network (New Jersey)

Board member Lisa Contessa's attempt to rescind Governor Murphy's policy blocked by school board, including… Toms River School Board Refuses to Rescind Murphy's Law to Keep Parents in The Dark on Gender Issues

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What is going on in NJ this busy weekend?

Friday, October 20th, 2023

via New Jersey 101.5 (New Jersey)

Bill has two working days 'till Monday! Some of the 101.5 listeners called in Friday to tell us what busy weekends they have as well.

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Pennacchio Criticizes Murphy Administration Over Lack of Parental Rights in Education

Friday, October 20th, 2023

via Shore News Network (New Jersey)

TRENTON, NJ – Senator Joe Pennacchio vocalized strong criticism towards the Murphy Administration's stance on… Pennacchio Criticizes Murphy Administration Over Lack of Parental Rights in Education

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A look at the ‘well-coordinated’ anti-LGBTQ+ backlash and power grab in SoCal schools

Friday, October 20th, 2023

via Los Angeles Times (California)

Times reporters detail the organized effort to shift SoCal school boards to the right on LGBTQ+ issues and protections for trans kids.

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Degenfelder warns of lost ‘trust’ in public schools, champions Wyoming’s approach to library books

Friday, October 20th, 2023

via Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming)

Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder testified Thursday in Washington, saying trust in public schools is declining because of controversy around "sexually explicit" library…

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Enough — NJ dad sues Murphy over trans policy

Friday, October 20th, 2023

via New Jersey 101.5 (New Jersey)

Parents should be presumed fit to raise their children, lawsuit says, and would require parents be notified if a child changes gender identity in school.

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Voucher proposal spurs mix of excitement, wariness in Texas home schooling community

Friday, October 20th, 2023

via The Texas Tribune (Texas)

Parents of Texas' growing population of home-schooled students are split over whether education savings accounts would give them much-needed financial help or represent an unwanted government…

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School health screenings plunge in Central Florida under parents’ rights law

Thursday, October 19th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

Florida's public schools historically have checked thousands of students a year for vision, hearing and growth problems, hoping to catch early health issues that can impede academic achievement. Bu…

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DeSantis visits Manatee County to unveil park in his honor

Thursday, October 19th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

Gov. Ron DeSantis joined supporters and government officials Wednesday evening for the unveiling of a Manatee County park bearing his name.

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Dad sues N.J. school district and state over policy for trans students

Thursday, October 19th, 2023

via NJ (New Jersey) (New Jersey)

The father of three Cherry Hill High School students has filed a federal lawsuit, schools violate his rights when they do not notify parents when their kids are transgender.

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Political and religious influences amplify in some Colorado school board races, as focus shifts away from students

Thursday, October 19th, 2023

via Durango Herald (Colorado)

Jessica Capsel fills her days milking dairy goats, feeding the cows hay, volunteering at her children's schools and listening to school board meetings. That last one is not something she particularly…

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Are abortion rights safe in N.J.? Democrats insist they’re not in upcoming election.

Thursday, October 19th, 2023

via NJ (New Jersey) (New Jersey)

Republicans say focusing on abortion is a sign of desperation, but Democrats are counting on it to be a winning issue in the legislative elections Nov. 7

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Here are the local NJ races to watch for this November election

Thursday, October 19th, 2023

via New Jersey 101.5 (New Jersey)

Parental Rights have become the top issue among voters in the Garden State as we head toward the November 7 election.

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Voters’ new #1 issue — NJ Top News

Thursday, October 19th, 2023

via New Jersey 101.5 (New Jersey)

With election day less than three weeks away, there is a new #1 issue that could upend this year's races — Eric Scott explains on this morning's First News

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With little controversy, Palm Beach County Schools support LGBTQ history resolution

Thursday, October 19th, 2023

via Sun Sentinel (Florida)

The Palm Beach County School Board voted 5-0 with no discussion Wednesday evening to recognize October as LGBTQ History Month. Debate about similar resolutions became heated in Miami-Dade and Browa…

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The school board elections you won’t want to ‘sleep on’

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

via MPR News (Minnesota)

School board elections are at the center of local politics. But they've become increasingly polarized. Thursday at 9 a.m., MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about why culture war issues…

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Meet the candidates trying to represent the Peninsula on the House …

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

via The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)

House of Delegates races on the Peninsula are not particularly competitive this year as a result of redistricting. Of five Peninsula races the Daily Press is covering — two of which are uncontested — most have a solid Democrat or Republican lean.

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James O’Keefe Claims New Jersey School District Socially Transitioning Students

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

via Shore News Network (New Jersey)

KINGSWAY, NJ – According to Project Veritas head James O'Keefe, the Kingsway Regional School District… James O'Keefe Claims New Jersey School District Socially Transitioning Students

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