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Supreme Court to weigh whether states can allow religious public schools

Friday, January 24th, 2025

via The Washington Post

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether the state of Oklahoma may fund a proposed religious charter school, the first of its kind in the country

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Supreme Court will weigh approval for US’ 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma

Friday, January 24th, 2025

via The Associated Press

The Supreme Court has agreed to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma.

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Schools brace for immigration arrests, try to reassure terrified parents

Thursday, January 23rd, 2025

via The Washington Post

Schools try to calm parents' fears and keep their kids in school after Trump eases the way for immigration enforcement at schools.

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Clemency for Oath Keepers, Proud Boys fuels extremism threat, experts say

Tuesday, January 21st, 2025

via The Washington Post

'The return of battle-hardened leaders ... will further radicalize and fuel recruitment platforms,' said Jacob Ware, a Council on Foreign Relations research fellow.

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Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Dies at 67

Monday, January 20th, 2025

via The New York Times

Ms. Richards oversaw the United States' largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.

Sex Education

North Carolina school board member gets prison time after obstruction, extortion convictions

Sunday, January 19th, 2025

via The Associated Press

A North Carolina local school board member has been sentenced to active prison time after being convicted of extortion and other crimes.

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The Trump Resistance Won’t Be Putting on ‘Pussy Hats’ This Time

Sunday, January 19th, 2025

via The New York Times

The Democrats who mobilized against Donald J. Trump in 2017 feel differently about protesting his return.

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In State Capitals, Republicans Propose New Limits on Transgender Identity

Saturday, January 18th, 2025

via The New York Times

The new lawmaking sessions open after a campaign year in which Republicans leaned on messaging that tapped into fears about transgender issues.

Parents

Supreme Court to Hear Case on Religious Objections to L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks

Friday, January 17th, 2025

via The New York Times

Parents in Maryland said a school board's refusal to notify them and to excuse their children from discussions of the storybooks violated the First Amendment.

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Supreme Court to hear case on opting out of lessons with LGBTQ+ books

Friday, January 17th, 2025

via The Washington Post

Parents in Montgomery Count, Maryland, want to be able to opt out of instruction on gender and sexuality that they say goes against their religious convictions.

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Supreme Court will hear case of Maryland parents who object to LGBTQ books in their kids’ classes

Friday, January 17th, 2025

via The Associated Press

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from parents in suburban Washington who want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books featuring LGBTQ characters.

Sex Education

Pam Shriver’s Grand Slam trophies stolen during LA wildfire evacuation

Friday, January 17th, 2025

via The New York Times

Shriver still has possession of her five Wimbledon doubles trophies.

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Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1

Thursday, January 16th, 2025

via The Associated Press

Donald Trump has given voters a hefty list of promises, and many of them come due right away. On many major issues, Trump promises to deliver on Day 1.

Racism

I’m a Cyclist. Must I Wait for the Light When I Know I Can Safely Cross?

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

via The New York Times

The magazine's Ethicist columnist on the intersection of courteousness and lawfulness on city streets.

Book Bans

Arkansas governor says professors should be fired if they are ‘indoctrinating’ students

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

via The Washington Post

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says college professors should be fired if they are 'indoctrinating' students

Racism

New Jersey to stockpile abortion pills ahead of Trump’s return to office

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

via The Associated Press

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said during his state of the state address he's planning to build up a supply of medication used in abortions ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's second administration.

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The selective DEI of Pete Hegseth

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

via The Washington Post

The defense secretary nominee believes strongly in the importance of prioritizing diversity when the beneficiaries are people like himself.

Racism

Wisconsin’s governor creates new violence-prevention office in wake of school shooting

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

via The Associated Press

Wisconsin's Democratic governor has created a new office dedicated to preventing gun violence, a month after a school shooting not far from the state Capitol. Gov.

School Safety

Georgia’s governor proposes a one-time $50 million boost for school security

Monday, January 13th, 2025

via The Associated Press

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wants to give public schools a one-time boost of $50 million for school safety and security.

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