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Indiana governor candidate urges competitors to detail their policy proposals
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)"If you are asking people for their vote, they deserve to see in full detail how you plan to solve their problems," said Eric Doden, Republican candidate for governor.
LGBTQ+, Book Bans, School Board – General
OnPolitics: Parents clash with school district over LGBTQ books
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via Lohud (New York)The parents object to a book titled
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Biden’s new federal czar for the middle school library
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)'The library looms as the next big confrontation in the culture war,' the Atlantic reports, and President Biden, our Culture‐Warrior‐in‐Chief, is itching for the fight. 'The president signaled a new approach in his late‐April announcement video, when he cited book bans as evidence for his…
Racism, Book Bans, School Board – General
They wrote books to fill voids they felt growing up. Being banned has deepened those wounds.
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)This school year, hundreds of books like 'Queer, There, and Everywhere' and 'I grew up feeling unsafe' have been restricted, challenged, and outright banned in libraries and classrooms across the…
Parent Involvement, Book Bans
‘Uncivil obedience’ becomes an increasingly common form of protest in the US
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via KSTP TV LLC. (Minnesota)(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General
Waterloo-Cedar Falls rated sixth worst area to be Black in latest 24/7 …
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via Waterloo Courier Inc (Iowa)The cities of Cedar Falls and Waterloo haven't lost their ranking on an infamous list that plagues the Cedar Valley.
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Florida education commissioner pulls out of Miami Gardens town hall on Black History in education
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via Local 10 (Florida)Florida's education commissioner dropped out of a town hall meeting that is aimed at addressing the state's new standards for teaching Black History.
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Trial needed to resolve LaPorte County payment dispute, judge rules
Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)Last month, Special Judge Mary DeBoer rejected competing motions to end the case without trial after determining genuine issues of material fact remain outstanding.
LGBTQ+, Book Bans, School Board – General
Clear Lake City Hall renovations moving ahead
Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
via Globe Gazette (Iowa)Clear Lake is moving forward with what is expected to be an almost $1 million renovation at city hall.
Social Emotional Learning, Book Bans
Florida clarifies that Shakespeare is OK for classrooms, but confusion still reigns
Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
via Palm Beach Post (Florida)The Department of Education told the Tampa Bay Times
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Florida school board lifts restrictions on children’s book with male penguin couple
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)A Florida school board has lifted restrictions on a children's book with a male penguin couple that has been at the center of a lawsuit against the school. The Lake County school district, located outside Orlando, said restrictions on the book 'And Tango Makes Three' were lifted after the state clarified its Parental Rights in...
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General
Mayoral miff over Mass and Cass
Monday, August 7th, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)ACTING THE PART — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu riled up her detractors by skipping town for a pre-planned trip one day after saying conditions at the open-air drug market and homeless encampment at Mass…
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Why Iowa’s ban on books with sex could sink libraries shared by schools and small towns
Sunday, August 6th, 2023
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)Education advocates estimate up to eight Iowa public school districts and libraries with sharing agreements could be affected by a new book ban.
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WEEK IN IOWA
Sunday, August 6th, 2023
via The Gazette (Iowa)RECAP OF NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE
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To use Spotsylvania’s school communication portal, parents must decide kids’ ‘explicit material’ access in libraries
Saturday, August 5th, 2023
via NBC Washington (District of Columbia)Spotsylvania County Public Schools (SCPS) made national headlines in late 2021, when several conservative board members suggested banning — or even burning — certain school library books, most with…
Book Bans, School Board – General
On Iowa Politics: Trump indictment, Lincoln Dinner, and School Book Bans
Friday, August 4th, 2023
via Quad City Times (Iowa)On the latest "On Iowa Politics" pod, Lee Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough and QCT's Sarah Watson talk Trump indictment, Lincoln Dinner, school book bans, and a state lawmaker running for
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On Iowa Politics: Trump indictment, Lincoln Dinner, School book bans and Davenport’s new mayoral can
Friday, August 4th, 2023
via The Gazette (Iowa)On the podcast this week: Trump indictment, Lincoln Dinner, School book bans and Davenport's new mayoral candidate
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6 things to watch as Tampa Bay schools reopen on Thursday
Friday, August 4th, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)Short on staff and mired in culture wars, Florida schools are in the headlines. But the learning goes on.
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General
Grappling with new law, fearful Florida teachers tossing books, resellers say
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
via Jacksonville.com (Florida)Used book sellers say they've seen an increase in donations as Florida teachers, trying to navigate Gov. Ron DeSantis' new laws, toss books.
Parent Involvement, Book Bans