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April Fools Day: Bills to Disallow Trans-Women in Girls Sports Killed by Assembly Committee
Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
via California Globe (California)It really felt like April Fools Day in the California Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports & Tourism Committee Tuesday morning. Or upside down world. Parents and their female athletes who do not want…
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California Assembly committee blocks anti-trans athlete bills after emotional hearing
Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
via The Sacramento Bee (California)Committee Chair Chris Ward said he agreed to consider the bills to dispel misinformation.
School Board – General, LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement
Florida has dueling tax cut plans. Is compromise coming?
Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
School Board – General, Parent Involvement, School Safety
House passes WWAMI bill
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via Lewiston Tribune (Idaho)It moves on to Little: Lawmakers rewrite vetoed 'health freedom' bill
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School district files federal complaint over WA policy on trans athletes
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via The Seattle Times (Washington)The Kennewick School Board says it's in a bind: Comply with state law and jeopardize federal funding, or follow President Donald Trump and risk punishment from the state.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
NC bill would make it a crime to have some books in school libraries. These could be examples
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)The books in school libraries singled out by Moms for Liberty often contain scenes describing sexual situations.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
This year’s Transgender Day of Visibility has a different tenor
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via The Grand Island Independent (Nebraska)Trump signed a slew of policies aimed at wiping transgender people out of government records, sports and even history. That means a different tone for Monday's annual Transgender Day of Visibility.
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Virginia schools face federal scrutiny over parental rights laws
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via Inside NoVa (Virginia)The U.S. Department of Education is putting Virginia schools on notice, warning they could lose federal funding and face further investigation if they fail to comply with parental rights laws. On Friday, the department directed Virginia and other states to…
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WisGOP: The elevator pitch: Vote for Schimel to save Wisconsin
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)MADISON, Wis. — With closing pitches around the corner, here's a recap of the two Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidates. Judge Brad Schimel is the clear Wisconsin choice from law enforcement to our…
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Trump administration says Maine’s transgender student policies conflict with parental access laws
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via Sun Journal (Maine)The federal Department of Education says Maine school districts' violate FERPA by withholding from parents records about a student's transgender status, like the choice to use a different name or…
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Transgender Day of Visibility: How DeSantis, Trump tried to make trans people disappear
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)On the 15th Transgender Day of Visibility, here's a look at how Gov. Ron DeSantis and president Donald Trump have tried to make trans people disappear.
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Bills Confronting California’s Trans Policy Undermining Girls’ Athletics: Hearing Tuesday
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via California Globe (California)On April Fools Day the California Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports & Tourism Committee will hear two bills to ban biological men claiming to be trans women out of girls' sports. AB 844 by…
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Texas ‘parental rights in education’ bill passes Senate, others await vote
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via High Plains Public Radio (Texas)A series of Senate bills would solidify and sometimes broaden parental rights in their children's education.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Bill tracker: Senate OKs illegal immigration bill, Trans athlete ban advances. What else moved
Monday, March 31st, 2025
via The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)There's about 1,200 bills filed but only some of them will become law. Here, we're tracking the bills that actually progress in the legislature.
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The week ahead: House turns to budget, Senate tackles parental rights, auto inspection bills
Sunday, March 30th, 2025
via The Union Leader (New Hampshire)For the first time in nearly three months, the New Hampshire Legislature will not hold business sessions this week, but it's still an important period as the House of Representatives
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UNK hosts district History Day contest, with 140 middle and high school students competing
Sunday, March 30th, 2025
via The Grand Island Independent (Nebraska)The University of Nebraska at Kearney hosted a Nebraska National History Day district contest Wednesday, with 140 middle and high school students competing.
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Bullying policies. Precautions. Politics. Morton school board race has been intense
Sunday, March 30th, 2025
via Journal Star (Illinois)Morton's school board race has been contentious, with candidates and community members disagreeing about the presence of bullying in the district.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
This Alabama library’s funding threatened over these 35 books – see the full list
Saturday, March 29th, 2025
via al.com (Alabama)The board will decide on April 21 whether to relocate titles including "The Handmaid's Tale" and "The Hate U Give" to adult sections following Alabama state library scrutiny.
Parent Involvement, Sex Education
With no sessions, House turns to budget, Senate tackles parental rights, auto inspection bills
Friday, March 28th, 2025
via The Union Leader (New Hampshire)For the first time in nearly three months, the New Hampshire Legislature will not hold business sessions this week, but it's still an important one as the House of Representatives
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