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The 24 figures we’ll be watching in 2024

Sunday, December 31st, 2023

via Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia)

Who else should be on the list? Join the conversation and tell us at go.richmond.com/24in24.

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Haley flubs name of Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark

Saturday, December 30th, 2023

via The Gazette (Iowa)

In campaign stop, she touts foreign policy experience and economic plan.

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Led by Trump, GOP candidates take polarizing stances on race and history

Saturday, December 30th, 2023

via The Washington Post (South Carolina)

The Republican Party's three leading presidential candidates are speaking about history and race in polarizing and provocative ways that sometimes diverge from or distort the facts, some political strategists, experts and civil rights leaders said.

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How to recycle your tech properly

Saturday, December 30th, 2023

via KTAR News (Arizona)

Many households are replacing older tech with the latest and greatest, leading to important questions of data privacy and proper disposal.

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Clarice Schillinger, former Pa. GOP candidate and school activist, accused of punching teen at house party

Friday, December 29th, 2023

via FOX 29 News Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)

A former Pennsylvania GOP candidate who touted family values while running for Lieutenant Governor is accused of punching a teenager at a booze-filled birthday party for her 17-year-old daughter.

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Francis Howell school board plans to reinstate Black History, Black Literature courses after blowback

Friday, December 29th, 2023

via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)

The move to drop the elective courses garnered national media attention and pushback from students, parents and groups including the NAACP.

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Missouri school board to reinstate Black history classes with new curriculum

Thursday, December 28th, 2023

via The Associated Press (Missouri)

Students at a suburban St. Louis school district can take elective Black history courses in a reversal of the conservative-led school boards' decision just last week to cancel the classes.

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No ‘Texit’ question, but Texas GOP voters to be asked about border, vouchers, foreign wars

Thursday, December 28th, 2023

via Dallas Morning News (Texas)

State GOP officials, while rejecting bids to put Texas secession to a vote, announced Thursday a set of rock-ribbed conservative ballot propositions for the...

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Black teachers are leaving. How can Maryland schools get them to stay?

Thursday, December 28th, 2023

via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)

Research has shown Black students are more likely to graduate and go to college if they have a Black teacher, yet thousands don't have one at all.

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New anti-DEI law for public Texas colleges goes into effect in 2024: What to know

Wednesday, December 27th, 2023

via KPRC (Texas)

A new law dismantling the state's diversity, equity and inclusion offices at publicly-funded universities and colleges will go into effect in 2024.

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For Virginia’s governor, a Christmas like no other

Tuesday, December 26th, 2023

via The Daily Progress (Virginia)

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Desert Sands School District ‘Reimagines’ Fear to Gaslight Voters and Push $1.371 BILLION in New Taxes

Saturday, December 23rd, 2023

via California Globe (California)

The Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD) has approved a $675-million-dollar bond resolution for the March 5, 2024, ballot. The Resolution, '12/2023-2024: Resolution of the Board of Education…

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Schapiro: For Virginia’s governor, a Christmas like no other

Saturday, December 23rd, 2023

via The Daily Progress (Virginia)

A visit from a very different Santa makes for a very different holiday for Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

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A PhD and full class load gets a CSU lecturer $64,860 a year. They are striking for change

Friday, December 22nd, 2023

via Los Angeles Times (California)

During week-long, rolling walk-outs at four California State University campuses, faculty highlighted the tenuous working conditions of lecturers, who are a a backbone of instruction but ineligible…

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Francis Howell school board votes to remove Black history, literature classes

Friday, December 22nd, 2023

via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)

The courses were first offered in 2021 after students complained about discrimination against students and staff of color.

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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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