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What Democrats can learn from Greg Abbott’s ‘school choice’ victory

Monday, April 28th, 2025

via Dallas Morning News (Texas)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbot was relentless in fighting for his school choice plan. One Democrat says his party can learn from the governor's focus.

Parents

Why a former Charlotte Democrat joined Trump for an executive order signing

Saturday, April 26th, 2025

via The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)

She is also working with Education Secretary Linda McMahon

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Overhaul of WA ‘Parents’ Bill Of Rights’ heads to Ferguson

Friday, April 25th, 2025

via The Seattle Times (Washington)

Lawmakers passed a bill that overhauls Washington's "Parents' Bill of Rights." Here's what would change if Ferguson signs one of the session's most contentious pieces of legislation.

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Trump seeks ‘common sense’ discipline in schools; critics warn of civil rights rollback

Friday, April 25th, 2025

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

A new executive order is the latest salvo in a back-and-forth that extends back to a 2014 Obama policy that brought "disparate impact" principles to school discipline.

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GOP lawmaker barred from House Chamber for rest of session after outburst

Friday, April 25th, 2025

via The Spokesman-Review (Washington)

Tensions soared in the state House of Representatives Thursday after a Republican lawmaker disrupted proceedings and was barred from returning to the floor.

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Parental rights overhaul gains final approval in WA Legislature

Friday, April 25th, 2025

via The Columbian (Washington)

Lawmakers in the Washington state House advanced a bill addressing student and parental rights on Thursday, clearing the way for it to reach the governor's desk.

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Baldwin County school board meeting: Supporters outnumber critics amid controversy

Friday, April 25th, 2025

via al.com (Alabama)

Eddie Tyler's leadership receives mostly praise despite social media uproar over Elberta Elementary situation and a relationship with a political consultant who is resigning.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Shakeup of Warren County’s library’s board draws critics. It’s become politicized, they say.

Friday, April 25th, 2025

via NJ.com (New Jersey)

Director warns that interlibrary loan system and finances could be undermined in 2025 as New Jersey Attorney General files lawsuit against White House.

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Matt Sharp and Kate Anderson: Yes, parents do have the right to make medical decisions for their children

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

via The Spokesman-Review (Washington)

By Matt Sharp and Kate Anderson

Parents

Bill usurps the state Board of Education and gives more power to the legislature

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

via WV MetroNews (West Virginia)

Traditionally, Republican and conservative philosophies about education have centered on local control and parental rights. Those views fit with the concept of limited government. In one way, the…

Parents

10th Circuit says parents failed to show school policies on gender identity violated their rights

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025

via The Gazette (Colorado)

Two sets of parents failed to show how a Larimer County school district's policies, which addressed how staff should treat students' gender identities, were responsible for their "strained" family relationship, the Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.

Parents

Do parental rights hinge on whether a same-sex couple was married? Ohio Supreme Court to decide

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025

via Cleveland.com (Ohio)

A dispute before the state's high court weighs what happens when LGBTQ parents break up—especially before marriage was legal.

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What Tennessee lawmakers did and didn’t do in 2025: Your guide

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025

via Tennessean (Tennessee)

Tennessee lawmakers adjourned the first year of the 114th General Assembly on April 22.

Parents

Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments in same-sex parental rights case • Ohio Capital Journal

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025

via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)

The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that centers around whether a same-sex couple shares parenting rights to children born through artificial insemination while they were in a relationship in the same way a heterosexual couple would share those rights.

Parents

Brevard County residents protest in support of teacher at school board meeting

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

via WESH (Florida)

Dozens of parents, teachers and students held a rally outside the Brevard County School Board meeting on Tuesday to protest in support of a local teacher after learning her contract would not be…

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Alabama library’s state funding remains suspended as book relocation dispute continues

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

via al.com (Alabama)

State library board chairman says compliance with code on "sexually explicit" materials is mandatory, while Fairhope library Board members defend keeping certain books in teen section after review.

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Students weigh social media freedom vs. reasonable restrictions in civics essay contest

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

via The Union Leader (New Hampshire)

When social media impacts teen safety, are government regulations that may infringe on constitutional rights and freedoms justified?

Parents

Former FSU president John Thrasher under treatment for cancer, his firm announces

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)

Former state lawmaker and retired Florida State University president John Thrasher is "battling cancer," his lobbying firm announced April 22.

Parents

This award-winning novel about sex trafficking has Alabama librarians fighting back against censorship

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

via al.com (Alabama)

Recent federal court rulings in Arkansas and Iowa have blocked similar book restrictions, potentially setting precedent for Alabama's ongoing battles over teen access to novels about sexual…

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