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Francis Howell school board poised to vote tonight to drop Black history, literature curriculum

Thursday, December 21st, 2023

via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)

The high school elective courses Black History and Black Literature would effectively be dropped by fall 2024, teachers said.

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Francis Howell school board poised to vote tonight to drop Black history, literature courses

Thursday, December 21st, 2023

via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)

The high school elective courses Black History and Black Literature would effectively be dropped by fall 2024, teachers said.

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State board hears Walters vow to eliminate DEI from K-12 schools

Thursday, December 21st, 2023

via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)

State Superintendent Ryan Walters says he will push rules to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion jobs, curriculum and programs from Oklahoma public schools. #oklaed

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The lives upended by Florida’s school book wars

Thursday, December 21st, 2023

via The Washington Post (Florida)

In a fight over books, Escambia County saw thousands of titles removed, two lawsuits and jobs lost — including that of its superintendent

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Schools shut down some students, teachers who comment on the Gaza war

Tuesday, December 19th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

In some cases, critics say, administrators are censoring speech in the name of comity.

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What Fort Liberty items made it in defense budget

Tuesday, December 19th, 2023

via The Fayetteville Observer (North Carolina)

Congress passed the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which will allocate $263.5 million to Fort Liberty once signed into law by the president.

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Austin Returns to Israel With a Tougher Message and Lessons Learned

Monday, December 18th, 2023

via The New York Times (South Carolina)

The U.S. defense secretary has stressed both the Biden administration's support for Israel and concerns about the rising Palestinian death toll.

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Complaint accuses Tulsa-area school of ‘social justice warrior’ indoctrination

Sunday, December 17th, 2023

via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)

The Union High School class in question, 'Social Problems I: A World in Crisis,' is part of a web-based program offered by the Oklahoma State Department of Education via a third-party vendor.

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Rounds, Johnson discuss Defense money slated for Ellsworth, troop pay

Saturday, December 16th, 2023

via Rapid City Journal (South Dakota)

The 3,000-plus page document authorizes Department of Defense funding and defines the policy agenda for the coming year.

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Texas’ debate over school chaplains escalates school board culture wars

Friday, December 15th, 2023

via The Texas Tribune (Texas)

A new law lets schools use safety funds to pay for unlicensed chaplains working in mental health roles. Supporters say it helps address student mental health while critics blast it as a Christian…

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Frederick Douglass Academy For Young Men, the latest educational tenant at the Historic Northern High School Building on Detroit’s North End

Friday, December 15th, 2023

via Michigan Chronicle (Michigan)

Frederick Douglass Academy For Young Men, the latest educational tenant at the Historic Northern High School Building on Detroit's North End

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Colorado educators call for change of a system ‘on the brink of crisis’

Friday, December 15th, 2023

via Durango Herald (Colorado)

Years of school underfunding, an accountability system that erodes trust in educators, rising mental health issues in youth, and school violence are all playing into critical staffing shortages in…

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$886 billion defense bill includes money for StratCom nukes, Offutt rebuild

Friday, December 15th, 2023

via Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)

The $886 billion National Defense Authorization Act includes the biggest military pay hike in 20 years as well as upgrades to Offutt's RC-135 jet fleet and more money to rebuild

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Congress passes annual defense bill in bipartisan vote that split Colorado delegation

Friday, December 15th, 2023

via Durango Herald (Colorado)

Congress passed the annual defense policy bill Thursday morning with strong bipartisan votes in both chambers. The compromise measure left out many divisive culture war issues pushed by hard right…

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Shipbuilding, bombers, military pay raise: Congress sends massive defense bill to Biden ⋆ Michigan Advance

Thursday, December 14th, 2023

via Michigan Advance (Michigan)

The massive annual defense policy package cleared Congress ahead of the holiday recess, despite protests about attaching a foreign surveillance extension and criticism that the bill did not block a…

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Shipbuilding, bombers, military pay raise: Congress sends massive defense bill to Biden

Thursday, December 14th, 2023

via lailluminator.com (Louisiana)

The massive annual defense policy package cleared Congress ahead of the holiday recess, despite criticism it did not block Pentagon abortion policy.

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Utah delegation divided as Congress passes annual defense spending bill

Thursday, December 14th, 2023

via Deseret News (Utah)

One senator and two reps supported the bill, while the other half of the delegation opposed the inclusion of a controversial government surveillance tool

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U.S. Rep. Gallagher: Congress should celebrate NDAA passage by staying in DC and passing defense approps

Thursday, December 14th, 2023

via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, secured major wins in the FY2024…

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What Republicans really want from colleges

Thursday, December 14th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Florida)

The now famous Dec. 5 House hearing where three presidents of elite universities gave unsatisfactory answers to a barrage of questions about antisemitism on their campuses wasn't the only thing happening in the room that day.

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