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Six candidates vie for three seats on North Royalton school board; veteran members don’t seek re-election

Monday, October 2nd, 2023

via cleveland.com (Ohio)

The North Royalton school board will have a new look next year as three incumbents are not seeking re-election. Meanwhile, five political newcomers and one former board member are vying for three board seats.

Parents

Fact Checker: Can Iowa students get a ‘gender transition plan’ without telling parents?

Monday, October 2nd, 2023

via The Gazette (Iowa)

Parental rights and transgender-affirming policies have become a rallying cry with conservatives and among those vying for the Republican presidential nomination in the early nominating state of Iowa.…

Parents

Race in 31st pits Segura against Perry

Monday, October 2nd, 2023

via Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia)

LEESBURG — Scott Smith sat in the second row at a "Parents Matter" rally that Gov. Glenn Youngkin held Sept. 12 at a Christian church and academy here, two days

Parents

Book bans are growing across Florida. So, a church and bookstore teamed up in protest

Sunday, October 1st, 2023

via Miami Herald (Florida)

A Coral Gables bookstore and a church, which calls itself 'a sanctuary for banned books,' were behind the Banned Books Week event.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans

Walters asked for tips on inappropriate material in schools

Sunday, October 1st, 2023

via Muskogee Phoenix (Oklahoma)

State Superintendent Ryan Walters asked parents for tips on inappropriate material in schools, but got a flood of memes, pictures of food and animals and insults instead.

Parents

Youngkin, parents’ rights, abortion loom large in key N.Va. Senate race

Sunday, October 1st, 2023

via Richmond.com (Virginia)

Gov. Glenn Youngkin's "Parents Matter" policies loom large in a critical Senate election in Loudoun County, but so do abortion rights.

Parent Involvement, School Board – General

Bucco: Democrats Extreme, Far-Left Policies Are Steering New Jersey Off Course

Sunday, October 1st, 2023

via Shore News Network (New Jersey)

Sen. Anthony Bucco said Gov. Murphy and Trenton Democrats are steering New Jersey off course in response to a new poll that shows New Jerseyans are feeling worse about their quality of life. The post Bucco: Democrats Extreme, Far-Left Policies Are Steering New Jersey Off Course appeared first on Shore News Network.

Parents

Hampton Roads schools grapple with state’s transgender model policies

Sunday, October 1st, 2023

via The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)

School systems across Hampton Roads have taken different approaches to the model policies — some more quietly than others.

Parent Involvement, School Board – General

School board races take partisan turn in Iowa’s suburbs

Sunday, October 1st, 2023

via The Gazette (Iowa)

The races technically are nonpartisan, but they've become increasingly partisan in recent years as disagreements over school curriculum, transgender students and COVID-19 measures have galvanized…

Parent Involvement, School Board – General

He, She, They: The Pronoun Debate Will Likely Land at the Supreme Court

Sunday, October 1st, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

And the trend doesn't look good for transgender kids.

Parents

The MAGAmerican dream lives in Sarasota

Saturday, September 30th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

On Florida's gulf coast, a loose coalition of activists, officials and Trumpworld celebrities are building the world they want to live in

Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, School Board – General, Racism

3 questions for Jesse Andrews, whose book ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’ has been banned in 3 states

Saturday, September 30th, 2023

via WPXI-TV (Pennsylvania)

Author Jesse Andrews's acclaimed 2012 novel Me and Earl and the Dying Girl became the 10th-most-banned book in America in 2022, according to the American Library Association.

Parents

School board campaigns take on partisan issues in Iowa’s suburbs

Saturday, September 30th, 2023

via Quad City Times (Iowa)

Races will draw thousands in fundraising and determine implementation of new state laws.

Parent Involvement, School Board – General

Heritage sues Biden administration for info on parent group’s ‘extremist’ label

Friday, September 29th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

The Heritage Foundation has sued the Biden administration on behalf of embattled parents rights group Moms for Liberty.

Parent Involvement, School Board – General

Críticas a la política de identidad de género del CCSD; el sindicato policial se declara en un punto muerto

Friday, September 29th, 2023

via Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada)

Una gran multitud de personas se presentó en la reunión de la Junta Escolar del Condado Clark, pidiendo la derogación de una política de identidad de género.

Parents

Moms for Liberty is convening this summer in Philly, a backdrop for the group’s focus on ‘preserving American values’

Friday, September 29th, 2023

via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)

Pennsylvania has the second-most members, next to Florida, where the group was founded in 2021.

Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, Book Bans, School Board – General, Racism

More groups of historians denounce Moms for Liberty event at Museum of the American Revolution

Friday, September 29th, 2023

via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)

Seven historian affinity groups have now denounced an upcoming welcome reception at the Museum of American Revolution for 'parental rights' group Moms for Liberty.

Parent Involvement, School Board – General

Why Moms for Liberty was designated an ‘extremist’ group by the Southern Poverty Law Center

Friday, September 29th, 2023

via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)

Born out of opposition to COVID-19 mandates in schools, Moms of Liberty pivoted to targeting diversity education and how LGBTQ issues are handled by schools.

Parent Involvement, School Board – General, Racism

What to know about this weekend’s Moms for Liberty summit in Philadelphia

Friday, September 29th, 2023

via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)

The group, which claims 285 chapters in 45 states — including in the Philadelphia region — expects 650 attendees at the event, which begins Thursday night and ends Sunday.

Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, School Board – General