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Time to Balance the Roxbury Board of Education

Saturday, October 19th, 2024

via TAPinto (New Jersey)

The office of New Jersey Board of Education Board Member is the only elected position that is not run along partisan lines. Yet, the past two elections in Roxbury have become highly influenced...

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Meet the candidates who want to bring change to the Clark County schools

Saturday, October 19th, 2024

via The Nevada Independent (Nevada)

Regardless of the outcomes of the general election, the Clark County School Board will look markedly different next year — there will be at least three new trustees joining the 11-member board after…

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Tim Jimenez is not seeking reelection in House District 28. These Two Utahns want to replace him.

Thursday, October 17th, 2024

via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)

Two candidates, Democrat Fred Baker and Republican Nicholeen Peck, are in the race for Utah House District 28, which represents most of Tooele.

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Concerns over school quality and funding dominate Michigan Board of Education election • Michigan Advance

Thursday, October 17th, 2024

via Michigan Advance (Michigan)

Two seats are up for grabs in November on the Michigan Board of Education, which provides leadership and supervision over education in the state. Democrats and Republicans nominated candidates for the…

Racism, Parent Involvement

Ciccone challenges McNally in 58th Ohio House election

Thursday, October 17th, 2024

via The Vindicator (Ohio)

State Rep. Lauren McNally, D-Youngstown, is seeking her second two-year term in the Ohio House with Republican Emily Ciccone of Austintown challenging her in the Nov. 5 election. McNally, a former…

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Wake teacher who wore tutu for spirit week says it was a joke, mom calls it ‘sexualizing’

Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

via WRAL (North Carolina)

Comments about Wake teacher are 'bullying,' school board member saysBy Destinee Patterson and Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL reportersThe Martin Middle School teacher who wore a tutu last year during a…

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Abortion rights are on ballots again as Supreme Court fallout continues

Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

via NBC Bay Area (California)

Maryland is one of 10 states with abortion-related measures on the ballot in November, most of which would protect abortion rights.

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Ted Cruz, Colin Allred debate: What the candidates said about the issues

Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

via FOX 7 Austin (Texas)

Ted Cruz and Colin Allred met for their first and only debate for the 2024 election. The debate covered a number of key issues for Texans. Here's what the candidates had to say.

Parents

Colorado House District 60: Green vs. Luck

Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

via The Gazette (Colorado)

Kathryn 'Kathy' Green of Florence was a 'placeholder' candidate in the 2022 election, waiting for another Democrat to come forward so she could bow out of the race. No one

Parents

SC’s book ban regulation is in effect. School librarians are caught in the crossfire.

Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)

Amid the implementation of South Carolina book ban regulations, librarians share how they navigate what they called an effort to de-professionalize their jobs.

Racism, School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Live free and don’t hate: It’s time to stop the rise of hate groups in New Hampshire • New Hampshire Bulletin

Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

via The New Hampshire Bulletin (New Hampshire)

We should question hate-filled speeches and ads that target vulnerable groups and reject incitements to violence.

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Vance speaks at conservative mothers’ town hall event in Montgomery County • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

via Pennsylvania Capital-Star (Pennsylvania)

Vance's appearance at the town hall meeting was the Trump campaign's second town hall meeting in the wealthy suburban Philadelphia county in as many days.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Michele Reneau wants to uphold conservative values in Tennessee House

Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

via Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee)

Michele Reneau says Tennessee is a bastion of conservatism. She is running for the Tennessee House of Representatives to keep it that way.

Parents

2024 Election: The races that could decide school choice in Texas

Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

via FOX 7 Austin (Texas)

Different versions of school choice bills have recently been blocked by Texas Democrats and rural Republicans. November's election could be an indicator of what to expect in Austin come January.

Parents

In Montana’s Race for House District 6, Two Health Care Workers Appeal to Voters from Opposite Sides of the Political Divide

Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

via Flathead Beacon (Montana)

In August 2021, when the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) issued an emergency rule promoting parental rights as the final authority on masking mandates in schools, the agency cited 'a number of scientific studies' indicating that universal mask use among children can adversely affect their health and development. In response, the […]

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Book bans decrease in Florida schools

Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Where Noblesville School Board candidates stand on teacher retention, other issues

Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

via The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)

Four of six Noblesville school board candidates responded to questions on teacher retention, CTE classes, Moms for Liberty and other topics

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

NC’s race for superintendent of public instruction is a defining contest this year. Here’s why.

Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

via StarNews (North Carolina)

It's a race consumed by numerous controversial takes and two candidates with very different outlooks on education.

Parents

Uniting to battle ‘conspiracy theories’. Democrat, Independent and Republican running on same ticket for Mesa school board

Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

via 12News (Arizona)

Three Mesa parents, representing three different political parties, are running on a 'pro-public school' political ticket.

Racism, School Board – General, Parent Involvement