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Florida, lawyers settle ‘Don’t Say Gay’ suit
Tuesday, March 12th, 2024
via Arkansas Democrat Gazette (Arkansas)ORLANDO, Fla. -- Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday between…
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Libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books, seek new state laws in fight with publishers
Tuesday, March 12th, 2024
via Fredericksburg.com (Virginia)Libraries across the U.S. are struggling to cover the cost of e-books, which have grown in popularity. Digital copies of books often cost libraries four or more times the price
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State lawmakers attempting education reform
Tuesday, March 12th, 2024
via WBRZ (Louisiana)BATON ROUGE - The regular legislative session started Monday and more than 1,100 bills are already pre-filed.
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Settlement over Florida law will allow discussion of LGBTQ+ topics
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Florida)Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday.
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DeSantis, LGBTQ plaintiffs settle ‘Don’t Say Gay’ school lawsuit
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms under a proposed settlement reached Monday between the state and lawyers for LGBTQ advocates who sued over wha…
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Florida settles lawsuit over controversial parental rights law; state will clarify law’s reach
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via Sun Sentinel (Florida)Both state leaders and and lawyers for LGBTQ families cited the settlement as a major win.
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‘Don’t Say Gay’ settlement allows Florida students and teachers discuss sexual orientation, gender ID
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)LGBTQ groups that challenged the law said it was a "historic settlement" and "nullifies the most dangerous and discriminatory impacts."
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‘Don’t Say Gay’ law will be clarified after Florida settles lawsuit. Here’s what’s allowed
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via Miami Herald (Florida)'This settlement is not settling,' said plaintiff Amy Morrison, of Miami-Dade.
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Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill settlement
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Indiana)Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction.
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Biden’s big speech showed his uneasy approach to abortion, an issue bound to be key in the campaign
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via Fredericksburg.com (Virginia)President Joe Biden made abortion and reproductive rights a central theme of his State of the Union speech, but he never mentioned the word 'abortion.' Pushback over how he addressed the issue is the latest example of Biden's fraught history…
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With Texas births rising post-Roe, disability advocates say child services need bolstering
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via The Texas Tribune (Texas)Texas' fertility rose after new abortion restrictions, raising concerns that special education and specialized health care will be stretched even thinner.
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GOP-backed initiatives will lead to epic WA election fight
Sunday, March 10th, 2024
via The Seattle Times (Washington)Democrats are in control in the Washington Legislature, but it was six Republican-backed initiatives that largely defined the 60-day session.
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Nonbinary educator: Anti-LGBTQ+ school legislation is an attack on students, teachers
Sunday, March 10th, 2024
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Educational stakeholders should be caring for the well-being of all students, an Orange County teacher writes, but anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and rhetoric have made it increasingly difficult for stude…
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27 reasons why the Virginia General Assembly session mattered
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
via Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia)The House of Delegates and the state Senate have adjourned the 60-day legislative session. Here is a look at where key issues stand.
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Youngkin vetoes eight bills as Va. assembly wraps up without arena
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Washington)The vetoes targeted bills related to firearms, book banning, marijuana, voter rolls, surrogacy, railroad safety and cybersecurity.
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Ken Williams: Parents in Orange County have had enough of woke indoctrination in our schools
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
via OC Register (California)Voters made clear they want schools to get back to the core aims of education to inculcate facts and knowledge and critical thinking abilities.
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Virginia governor signs 64 bills into law, vetoes 8 others as legislative session winds down
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
via Fredericksburg.com (Virginia)Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has taken final action on 84 pieces of legislation. He signed 64 bills into law and vetoed eight others Friday. The Republican governor vetoed legislation that would add more restrictions on firearms transfers. He also vetoed…
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CBS 17 interviews Michele Morrow after primary upset win against NC superintendent
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
via CBS 17 (North Carolina)Michele Morrow defeated current North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt after receiving about 4% more votes Tuesday night.
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2024 Session: Florida lawmakers hit finish line with votes on budget and tax breaks
Friday, March 8th, 2024
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)Florida lawmakers closed the 2024 session Friday with final votes on a $117.5 billion state budget, more than $400 million in tax breaks.
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