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GOP candidates square off for downriver state House seat
Monday, July 29th, 2024
via The Detroit News (Michigan)Three candidates for the 27th District seat are vying to take on a Democratic incumbent in November.
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Who elected Elon Musk our arbiter of social norms?
Sunday, July 28th, 2024
via Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)Elon Musk's drift — more precisely, his headlong dive — into right-wing orthodoxies has been well-chronicled. He has openly endorsed antisemitic tropes, called for the prosecution of the respected immunologist Anthony Fauci (evidently buying into ...
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GOP candidate who lost HD35 race in…
Saturday, July 27th, 2024
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Erika Booth must first get past primary opponent Laura Gomez McAdams before facing Tom Keen again in what is expected to be a high-stakes, high-spending contest.
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Sarasota School Board candidates field questions at public forum in Venice
Saturday, July 27th, 2024
via Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida)All five candidates for two Sarasota School Board seats up for grabs on Aug. 20's primary election participated in a public forum in Venice on Friday.
Racism, School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Public decries, defends possible Keller ISD policy requiring approval for names, pronouns
Friday, July 26th, 2024
via Dallas Morning News (Texas)Keller ISD did not vote on the policy that covers whether students can ask to go by different pronouns.
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Seeking an appropriate education, Vermont families battle lawyers, the Legislature and a lack of staff
Friday, July 26th, 2024
via Valley News (Vermont)If anyone could navigate Vermont's special education system, it was Chris and Pallas Ziporyn — or so they believed.Chris, once a teacher, received a master's degree with a focus on special education.…
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Chino Valley Unified Sues California over Erosion of Parental Rights
Friday, July 26th, 2024
via California Globe (California)Chino Valley Unified School District has filed a lawsuit against the state of California for the enactment of Assembly Bill 1955. This is the controversial new law recently signed by Governor Gavin…
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Parents say Keller ISD’s proposal to ban pronouns discriminates against LGBTQ students
Friday, July 26th, 2024
via Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas)A parent said the proposed policy creates a 'hostile environment' for students at school.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Our View: Library law, local policies to curb book banning arrive on time
Friday, July 26th, 2024
via Durango Herald (Colorado)It's nice to know that Durango Public Library just put more muscle into its policies, aligning with Colorado's recently passed SB24-216, the Standards for Decisions Regarding Library Resources, to…
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Michigan State House
Thursday, July 25th, 2024
via Detroit Free Press (Michigan)With 110 seats up for grabs, the primaries will help determine if Republicans are in a position to topple the Democrats' slim 56-54 Michigan House majority.
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Daughter of late Supreme Court Justice Scalia appointed to Virginia Board of Education
Thursday, July 25th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Virginia)Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed the daughter of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to serve on the Virginia Board of Education.
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Days before a Biden rule against anti-LGBTQ+ bias takes effect, judges are narrowing its reach
Thursday, July 25th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Kansas)New federal court rulings are narrowing the Biden administration's enforcement of a rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination and allowing critics to limit it even further school by school.
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Washoe County library cancels Drag Story Hour
Thursday, July 25th, 2024
via KUNR Public Radio (Nevada)The decision is a result of 'escalating tensions' surrounding the popular children's events.
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GLAAD, Fair Wisconsin: The LGBTQ records of Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidates Tammy Baldwin and Eric Hovde
Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)GLAAD: Media covering this Senate election must include accurate information and context to explain the candidates' records and proposals on the critical issues impacting LGBTQ people in Wisconsin and…
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
More Than $400,000 Raised So Far In Chicago’s 2024 School Board Elections
Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
via Block Club Chicago (Illinois)The money is a mix of donations from friends and family, sizable personal loans and support from existing political and labor groups, according to a Chalkbeat analysis.
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Drummond asks U.S. Supreme Court to rule on pronouns case from Wisconsin
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)Oklahoma has joined Virginia and 14 other states to request that the U.S. Supreme Court review a case against a Wisconsin school district involving a gender identity policy for students.
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Anoka-Hennepin school board mulls rewrite of gender-inclusion policy to boost parents’ rights
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
via Star Tribune (Minnesota)The district's discussion about updating its guidance comes amid debate nationwide over how to craft policies that create safe environments for LGBTQ students.
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GOP adopts education platform that follows Florida’s lead
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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Sarasota School Board elections: Karen Rose and Liz Barker face off for District 2 seat
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
via Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida)In what could be seen as a referendum on the Sarasota School Board leadership, the incumbent board chairwoman faces reelection against a local mother.
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