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North Carolina Supreme Court upholds law that allowed 2 more years for child sex abuse suits
Friday, January 31st, 2025
via The Associated PressNorth Carolina's highest court has upheld a law that gave adult victims of child sexual abuse two additional years to seek civil damages.
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Legal rights groups urge school leaders not to adopt Texas’ Bible-infused curriculum
Friday, January 31st, 2025
via The Associated PressA coalition of legal organizations on Thursday called on Texas school district leaders to reject the adoption of a recently approved state curriculum heavily infused with references to Christianity and biblical teachings.
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Tennessee GOP passes school voucher expansion bill with backing from Trump
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
via The Associated PressTennessee lawmakers have approved legislation drastically expanding the number of families who can use taxpayer money on private schools regardless of income.
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With Sweeping Executive Orders, Trump Tests Local Control of Schools
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
via The New York TimesThe orders seek to encourage 'patriotic education' and restrict discussions about racism and gender by threatening to withdraw federal funding. But schools are often resistant to change.
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Trump officials to probe Denver school for installing all-gender bathroom
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
via The Washington PostThe probe comes after President Donald Trump repeatedly promised on the campaign trail to drive what he called 'transgender insanity' out of schools.
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Trump Signs Order to Promote ‘Patriotic Education’ in the Classroom
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
via The New York TimesThe executive order was among several the president signed meant to steer American schools and universities to adopt Republican priorities, such as restricting how schools discuss racism and gender…
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With sweeping orders, Trump aims to control race teaching, boost school choice
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
via The Washington PostTrump signed orders Wednesday to punish schools for teaching about race and gender, promote school choice, and facilitate deportation for some campus protesters.
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Trump’s orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
via The Associated PressPresident Donald Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as 'critical race theory' and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money.
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South Carolina schools’ race, gender rules face civil rights lawsuit
Tuesday, January 28th, 2025
via The Washington PostThe South Carolina Department of Education faces a civil rights lawsuit challenging its restrictions on how race and sex are taught in the state's K-12 schools.
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Freeze of Federal Grant Funds
Tuesday, January 28th, 2025
via The New York TimesA judge in Washington, D.C., has sided with activists who claimed the White House's freezing of billions of dollars in already approved funding violated the law.
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Review of ex-North Carolina treasurer’s use of state cars ends with no charges filed
Tuesday, January 28th, 2025
via The Associated PressA district attorney says an investigation into how then-North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell used state government vehicles is ending with no charges filed.
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Richmond talk-show host John Reid joins race for Va. lieutenant governor
Monday, January 27th, 2025
via The Washington PostReid joins a large field of Republicans and Democrats seeking Virginia's lieutenant governorship.
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Georgians voted to limit property taxes on homes. Many school districts are opting out
Monday, January 27th, 2025
via The Associated PressGeorgians voted in November to limit how much of a home's increasing value can be taxed, but many school districts across the state are opting out of the cap.
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Free speech organizations denounce Education Department’s calling book bans a ‘hoax’
Monday, January 27th, 2025
via The Associated PressOrganizations that track the removal of books from schools and libraries are denouncing last week's Department of Education announcement that calls bans a 'hoax' and dismisses 11 complaints that had been filed during the Biden administration.
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Kristi Noem Is Confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary
Saturday, January 25th, 2025
via The New York TimesThe former South Dakota governor now leads the agency that runs the nation's immigration system.
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Va. lawmakers tackle Confederate bills on day of honor for Black pioneers
Saturday, January 25th, 2025
via The Washington PostLeaders of both parties honored 100 Black lawmakers from the Reconstruction era, then turned to modern battles over Confederate heritage.
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Goodbye, ‘Resistance.’ The Era of Hyperpolitics Is Over.
Saturday, January 25th, 2025
via The New York TimesWhere has the anti-Trump energy gone?
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Education Dept. Ends Book Ban Investigations
Friday, January 24th, 2025
via The New York TimesThe department said it would relinquish its role investigating schools that had received civil rights complaints after removing books dealing with sexual and racial identity.
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Thomas Gaither, Who Chose Jail After Civil Rights Sit-ins, Dies at 86
Friday, January 24th, 2025
via The New York TimesWhen he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — 'Jail No Bail' — and energized a movement.
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