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This state calls itself the ‘most pro-life.’ But moms there keep dying.

This state calls itself the ‘most pro-life.’ But moms there keep dying.

Tuesday, August 27th, 2024

via The Washington Post

Giving birth in Arkansas, especially its rural southeast, comes with more risk and less care. The challenges feel acute for someone like doula Hajime White.

Sex Education

Ground Game: Harris aims to define herself, GOP attacks Walz’s military record, RFK Jr. suspends campaign

Ground Game: Harris aims to define herself, GOP attacks Walz’s military record, RFK Jr. suspends campaign

Monday, August 26th, 2024

via The Associated Press

This newsletter was originally sent out via email to our Ground Game subscribers on date. You can subscribe at any time at apnews.com/newsletters

Parents

Indian Americans conflicted about Kamala Harris pose campaign challenge

Indian Americans conflicted about Kamala Harris pose campaign challenge

Monday, August 26th, 2024

via The Washington Post

In an Indian American immigrant community stratified by religion, language and class, Kamala Harris's background is embraced by some but rings hollow for others.

School Board – General

Fighting Sexual Temptation? Play Badminton, Hong Kong Tells Teenagers.

Fighting Sexual Temptation? Play Badminton, Hong Kong Tells Teenagers.

Monday, August 26th, 2024

via The New York Times

Top officials in the Chinese territory have defended new sex education guidance that critics call regressive. Young people are amused.

Sex Education

How busing, school desegregation shaped Kamala Harris’s views of race

How busing, school desegregation shaped Kamala Harris’s views of race

Sunday, August 25th, 2024

via The Washington Post

Kamala Harris was bused as a child during school desegregation in the 1970s. The experience exposed her to diversity and tensions, childhood peers say.

School Board – General

Arlington school district will pilot cellphone storage for students

Arlington school district will pilot cellphone storage for students

Saturday, August 24th, 2024

via The Washington Post

Arlington Public Schools is launching a pilot program to use magnetic poches to lock away cell phones during the school day, the latest Northern Virginia district to announce such an effort.

School Board – General

Families scramble after D.C. school abruptly closes: ‘I don’t have a plan at all’

Families scramble after D.C. school abruptly closes: ‘I don’t have a plan at all’

Saturday, August 24th, 2024

via The Washington Post

Hundreds of families are searching for new schools after the closure of Eagle Academy, a charter school beset by falling enrollment and financial woes.

School Board – General

Oklahoma revokes license of teacher who gave class QR code to Brooklyn library in book-ban protest

Oklahoma revokes license of teacher who gave class QR code to Brooklyn library in book-ban protest

Friday, August 23rd, 2024

via The Associated Press

A former public high school teacher in Oklahoma had her teaching license revoked by the State Board of Education Thursday for providing students a link to a list of banned books posted online two years prior.

Racism, Book Bans

For many Asian Americans, Ferguson unrest set them on a path of resistance and reflection

For many Asian Americans, Ferguson unrest set them on a path of resistance and reflection

Friday, August 23rd, 2024

via The Associated Press

This month marks 10 years since the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. It turns out that the way Black Lives Matter protesters were treated in the days that followed has led to some unexpected ripple effects.

Racism

Jury sides with Pennsylvania teacher in suit against district over Jan. 6 rally

Jury sides with Pennsylvania teacher in suit against district over Jan. 6 rally

Thursday, August 22nd, 2024

via The Associated Press

A federal jury says a Pennsylvania school district violated a teacher's constitutional rights by falsely suggesting he took part in the U.S.

School Board – General

School choice and a history of segregation collide as one Florida county shutters its rural schools

School choice and a history of segregation collide as one Florida county shutters its rural schools

Thursday, August 22nd, 2024

via The Associated Press

Tens of thousands of students have left Florida's public schools in recent years amid an explosive growth in school choice.

School Board – General

‘The fever is breaking’: DeSantis-backed school board candidates fall short in Florida

‘The fever is breaking’: DeSantis-backed school board candidates fall short in Florida

Wednesday, August 21st, 2024

via The Associated Press

Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign to expand his conservative education agenda in Florida schools hit a stumbling block on Tuesday.

Parents

A Harris Victory Would Give Minnesota Its First Female Governor

A Harris Victory Would Give Minnesota Its First Female Governor

Tuesday, August 6th, 2024

via The New York Times

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan would also become the first Native American person in the role.

School Board – General

Fairfax schools to lock cellphones away in pouches on some campuses

Fairfax schools to lock cellphones away in pouches on some campuses

Tuesday, August 6th, 2024

via The Washington Post

Fairfax County Public Schools is set to use Yondr pouches to lock cellphones in some schools, aiming to boost student focus and reduce distractions.

School Board – General

Takeaways: A Project 2025 author makes plans, rallies loyalists as Trump aims for 2nd term

Takeaways: A Project 2025 author makes plans, rallies loyalists as Trump aims for 2nd term

Monday, August 5th, 2024

via The Associated Press

Russell Vought, a key architect of the controversial Project 2025, speaks as a general marshaling troops to tame a 'woke and weaponized' federal government.

Racism

What are maternity homes? Their legacy is checkered

What are maternity homes? Their legacy is checkered

Friday, August 2nd, 2024

via The Associated Press

There has been a nationwide expansion of maternity homes in the two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the federal right to abortion.

Sex Education

Biden rules protecting trans students take effect — but not everywhere

Biden rules protecting trans students take effect — but not everywhere

Thursday, August 1st, 2024

via The Washington Post

Starting Thursday, a new Biden administration regulation protecting gay and transgender students takes effect. It was blocked in 26 states.

Parents

‘The perfect storm times three’: Crime, political chaos divide Oakland

‘The perfect storm times three’: Crime, political chaos divide Oakland

Wednesday, July 31st, 2024

via The Washington Post

A run of bad news has revived some of the most pernicious stereotypes about Oakland. But its image as crime-ridden and dysfunctional obscures the whole story.

School Board – General

Montgomery watchdog says school system didn’t enforce electric school bus contract

Montgomery watchdog says school system didn’t enforce electric school bus contract

Wednesday, July 31st, 2024

via The Washington Post

The Montgomery County inspector general found the school system didn't enforce a contract with an electric school bus company, leading to 'wasteful spending.'

School Board – General

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