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Letters for Feb. 23: Gov. Glenn Youngkin must sign gun safety legislation if he cares about ‘parental rights’

Thursday, February 22nd, 2024

via The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)

Letter writers explain the U.S. needs allies, argue the House's impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas is useless, and express concern about a letter writer's embrace of former President Don…

Parents

DeSantis calls takeover of Disney government a ‘success’ despite worker exodus, litigation

Thursday, February 22nd, 2024

via The Associated Press (Florida)

Almost a year after Florida lawmakers passed a law giving Florida's governor control over Walt Disney World's governing district, Gov.

Parents

Florida gets closer to banning social media for kids under 16

Thursday, February 22nd, 2024

via The Associated Press (Oklahoma)

Florida is on the verge of passing one of the nation's most restrictive bans on minors' use of social media.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Candidate for NC House District 35, Republican James Norman, answers our questions

Thursday, February 22nd, 2024

via The News & Observer (North Carolina)

Who will be the next representative of NC House District 35? Get to know the candidates looking for your vote in the March 5 election with our voter guide.

Parents

Classroom fight ramps up in California election

Thursday, February 22nd, 2024

via CalMatters (California)

Both sides ramp up their efforts in the growing battle at the ballot box over LGBTQ students and parental rights.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

‘We are an insurgency’: Conservative media summit emphasizes defending faith in public

Thursday, February 22nd, 2024

via Tennessean (Tennessee)

Events at the National Religious Broadcasters meeting in Nashville focus on defending against opposition to conservative Christian advocacy in public.

Parents

House panel reviews Freedom to Read Act in dramatic hearing

Thursday, February 22nd, 2024

via Maryland Matters (Maryland)

Maryland House Ways and Means Committee held a bill hearing to discuss the Freedom to Read Act that's part of a "decency agenda."

Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Group that sued over transgender policy gets $20,000 settlement from Iowa school district

Wednesday, February 21st, 2024

via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)

Linn-Mar schools are paying Parents for Education $20,000 to end a lawsuit over a since-dropped policy on transgender student rights.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Scott Maxwell: DeSantis whines of ‘Book ban hoax’ chaos he created

Wednesday, February 21st, 2024

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

Scott Maxwell: DeSantis whines of ‘Book ban hoax' chaos he created

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Nebraska State Patrol to release more information on Bloomfield double homicide

Wednesday, February 21st, 2024

via Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)

Nebraska State Patrol officials and the Knox County Sheriff's Office will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. to discuss a double homicide that occurred Tuesday morning in Bloomfield.

LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement

New Legislation Would Create Universal School Choice Program in Mississippi by 2029

Wednesday, February 21st, 2024

via Greenwood Commonwealth (Mississippi)

The Mississippi House of Representatives is poised to consider legislation that would allow all Mississippi students to select the school setting that works best for them within five years.

Parents

Landmark federal trial for a hate crime based on gender identity starts over trans woman’s killing

Tuesday, February 20th, 2024

via Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)

Attacks on the LGBTQ+ community have surged in recent years, but until 2009, federal hate crime laws did not account for offenses motivated by the victim's sexual orientation or gender identity.

LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement

Turning New Jersey around: Bill Spadea’s call to action

Tuesday, February 20th, 2024

via New Jersey 101.5 (New Jersey)

Is New Jersey ready for the return of common sense?

Parents

6 more books banned in Carroll public school libraries, bringing total to 9

Tuesday, February 20th, 2024

via Capital Gazette (Maryland)

Decisions have been made about 25 of the 58 books that Superintendent Cynthia McCabe ordered removed from Carroll County public schools' library shelves last September amid challenges from th…

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Oklahoma legislature considering over 50 bills targeting LGBTQ+ issues. What do they say?

Tuesday, February 20th, 2024

via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)

The ACLU is tracking anti-LGBTQ+ bills across the nation, and Oklahoma leads the pack with 54 bills. Here's a breakdown of what each bill entails.

Parent Involvement, Sex Education

Maryland ‘Freedom to Read Act’ bill aims to protects books and librarians

Monday, February 19th, 2024

via The Washington Post (New Jersey)

The 'Freedom to Read Act' of Maryland is proposed to protects books and librarians

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

Elections 2024: Get to know the candidates running for OC Board of Education

Monday, February 19th, 2024

via OC Register (California)

Three OCBE seats are up for grabs on the 2024 primary ballot, with incumbents in each district running for re-election and facing challengers.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Beth Fukumoto: A Bipartisan Spirit Continues To Elude Hawaii’s GOP Legislators

Monday, February 19th, 2024

via Honolulu Civil Beat (Hawaii)

It's hard to encourage cooperation across the aisle when you're championing many of the same issues that are tearing the country apart.

Parents

Commentary: When the archaeologists dig us up, it’ll be a scary sight

Sunday, February 18th, 2024

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

From cocaine-addled bears to children's literature, people of the future may be confused at what the Floridians of the 2020s were apparently afraid of, writes columnist Fred Grimm.

Parents