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Check out 7 intriguing bills that made it to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk

Friday, September 6th, 2024

via OC Register (California)

From short-term rentals to spay and neuter services, there's a wide range of legislation awaiting a signature.

Parents

24-year-old Lincoln man gets prison time for injuring his infant son

Friday, September 6th, 2024

via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)

Lancaster County District Court Judge Andrew Jacobsen sentenced Dillon Tripple to 10 to 14 years in prison for a December assault that left his 4-week-old son with serious injuries.

Parents

$58.9 million federal grant to help students with reading announced in Tulsa

Thursday, September 5th, 2024

via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)

The state last received funding through the U.S. Department of Education's Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant Program in 2017, when #oklaed was awarded a three-year, $21 million grant.

Parents

Trump admits he lost in 2020, leading white nationalist Nick Fuentes to disavow him

Thursday, September 5th, 2024

via Detroit Free Press (Michigan)

Trump quietly admits he lost 2020, enrages supporters

Parents

Families file lawsuit against Jeffco school district

Thursday, September 5th, 2024

via The Gazette (Colorado)

Three families represented by Alliance Defending Freedom have filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that the Jefferson County School District violated parents' fundamental right to make decisions about the upbringing and

Parents

Column: ‘Never Trump’ didn’t work for Biden. Will ‘Never Kamala’ work for Trump?

Thursday, September 5th, 2024

via Los Angeles Times (California)

Joe Biden campaigned on a fear of losing democracy under a second Trump term. It was truthful, but ineffective. Now Trump is campaigning that democracy will end under Kamala Harris. Will it work for…

Parents

South Carolina mom who challenged 93 books in a single day is now running for school board

Thursday, September 5th, 2024

via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)

Angelina Davenport, who challenged 93 books in Berkeley County, is running for school board seat, sparking a heated race focused on parental rights, book bans.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Transparency and parental rights: Kaleigh Rehm announces run for LCSD1 Board of Trustees

Thursday, September 5th, 2024

via Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Wyoming)

CHEYENNE — Kaleigh Rehm, an active mother of three young children, has announced her bid for a seat on the Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Corrections: Sept. 5, 2024

Thursday, September 5th, 2024

via The New York Times (Washington)

Corrections that appeared in print on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.

Parents

Conservative super PAC’s $18 million ad blitz targets Harris’s social policies in swing states

Wednesday, September 4th, 2024

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

The American Principles Project super PAC's $18 million ad blitz targeted Kamala Harris's stances on social issues in seven swing states.

Parents

DeSantis’s cuts to arts funding put pressure on schools, rural areas

Wednesday, September 4th, 2024

via The Washington Post (Washington)

Artists and community leaders are still reckoning with a surprise cut to the state's Republican-approved arts budget.

Parents

Stephen King had a 3-word reaction to news his books are banned in some Florida schools

Wednesday, September 4th, 2024

via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)

A short statement from the now Sarasota County-based master of horror fiction has gotten 18 million views and counting on X.

Parents

Utah conservatives celebrate public school book bans at Capitol, call on authors to repent

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024

via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)

At a Capitol event, conservative Utahns hailed the removal of 13 titles from state public schools as a 'stand against evil' and a 'bright day.'

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Trump taps into culture war issues, seeks to energize base at Moms for Liberty event • Wisconsin Examiner

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024

via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)

Former President Donald Trump, at a Moms for Liberty event, denounced accepting immigrant children in public schools and other policies

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Hampton and Seabrook Republicans face off in competitive NH House primaries

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024

via Seacoast Online (New Hampshire)

The towns of Hampton and Seabrook will see three contested Republican primary races for New Hampshire House of Representatives seats on Sept. 10.

Parents

Brentwood Republicans face off in two competitive NH House primaries: Meet the candidates

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024

via Seacoast Online (New Hampshire)

Here's what Brentwood Republican voters should know about Cook vs. Riley and Litchfield vs. Wallace

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Trump taps into culture war issues, seeks to energize base at Moms for Liberty event • Ohio Capital Journal

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024

via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)

Former President Donald Trump late Friday rarely touched on education issues during the third conference of Moms for Liberty, a right-wing parental rights group that has ties to Project 2025.

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

26 states have blocked Title IX, nearly 700 schools won’t comply

Monday, September 2nd, 2024

via Inside NoVa (Virginia)

(The Center Square) – In addition to the 26 states protecting blocking the Title IX revisions put in place under the Biden-Harris administration, hundreds of colleges across 48 states will

Parents

Politico Writes Hit Piece on Moms for Liberty for Exposing Education Deep State Grift

Monday, September 2nd, 2024

via California Globe (California)

The captain blames a sailor who pointed out a hole in a sinking boat. A house is burning, yet its dwellers trample on the one who pulled the fire alarm on their way out. With the help of biased media…

Racism, School Board – General, Parent Involvement