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Yes, many Black parents like school choice, too
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
via Madison.com (Wisconsin)So now it's Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates' turn to be pilloried for sending a child to a private high school.
Racism
Portland school district launches Wabanaki studies and Black history curriculums
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
via Press Herald (Maine)The Wabanaki studies curriculums for kindergarten, first, third and seventh grades are complete and in use in Portland classrooms this school year.
Racism, School Board – General
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Cherry Hill School District becomes first in N.J. to mandate African American history course for graduation
Tuesday, September 19th, 2023
via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)"There is no history without Black history," said Farrah Mahan, Cherry Hill's curriculum director, in a push to adopt the mandatory course for the South Jersey district.
Racism, School Board – General
State approves new health and sex ed guidelines
Tuesday, September 19th, 2023
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)The state first started the process of revising sex ed curriculum standards in 2018, and approved the new framework Tuesday after soliciting public comment over the summer.
LGBTQ+, Racism
Armstrong writes of Birmingham in Black and white
Tuesday, September 19th, 2023
via Republican-American (Connecticut)A couple of decades before Julie Buckner Armstrong was born in Birmingham, Alabama, Black families began to buy homes in neighborhoods there legally designated as whites-only under one of the…
Racism
New Horizon Media Research Reveals 2023 Back-to-School Season As Financially
Tuesday, September 19th, 2023
via WBRC (Alabama)- The "Pencils Ready" Survey Finds Safety, School System Failures, and Inflation among Parents' Top Concerns – NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As the nation prepares for the 2023 school…
Racism, Book Bans
Oakton to host free Hispanic Heritage Month events
Tuesday, September 19th, 2023
via Daily Herald (Illinois)Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, also known as Latinx Heritage Month, now through Oct. 15 at Oakton College by attending events, which are free and open to the public.
Racism
Who should decide what is taught in schools?
Monday, September 18th, 2023
via KHON2 (Hawaii)Q. Book banning has been around for a long time. As far back as the Civil War, there were attempts by the South to whitewash history. Eighty years ago, Catcher in the Rye was cond…
Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, Racism, Book Bans
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Her students reported her for a lesson on race. Can she trust them again?
Monday, September 18th, 2023
via A.D.N. & Co (Alaska)Mary Wood's school reprimanded her for teaching a book by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Now she hopes her bond with students can survive South Carolina's new laws.
Parent Involvement, School Board – General, Racism
Candidates to replace longtime incumbent on Mead School Board differ on funding, diversity issues
Monday, September 18th, 2023
via The Spokesman Review (Washington)Mead School District voters have a choice in November to either elect a progressive focused on inclusion of students of all backgrounds or a conservative concerned that state-required diversity standards may harm the academic performance of students.
Social Emotional Learning, Racism, School Board – General
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New NC parent activist group wants to focus on real issues and not ‘manufactured’ ones
Monday, September 18th, 2023
via The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)With a focus on ‘the boogeymen of CRT' and hostility against LGBTQ+ students and staff real-world problems are being ignored, says Stacy Staggs of Public School Strong.
Parent Involvement, Racism, Book Bans, School Board – General
New NC parent activist group wants to focus on real issues — not ‘manufactured’ ones
Monday, September 18th, 2023
via The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)Amid talk about ‘the boogeymen of CRT' and hostility against LGBTQ+ students and staff, real-world problems are being ignored, says Stacy Staggs of Public School Strong.
Parent Involvement, Racism, Book Bans, School Board – General
Problems abound
Monday, September 18th, 2023
via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)Some say "Thank God for Mississippi." And Louisiana and West Virginia. Their stats are bad too.
LGBTQ+, Racism
2 Arkansas school districts deny state claims that they broke a law on teaching race and sexuality
Sunday, September 17th, 2023
via The Associated Press (Florida)Two Arkansas school districts deny some of the state's claims that they violated Arkansas' ban on teaching certain things about race and sexuality.
Racism
Virginia Dept. of Education approves AP African American History course after months-long review
Sunday, September 17th, 2023
via WTOP (District of Columbia)Virginia students will be able to take the College Board's Advanced Placement course covering African American studies after over six months of review by the state education department.
Racism
Ibram X Kendi’s antiracism think tank at Boston University lays off third of staff
Sunday, September 17th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)A Boston University think tank led by "antiracism" expert Ibram X. Kendi has let go of nearly a third of its staff, the latest sign of layoffs hitting left-wing activist groups.
Racism
Two Arkansas school districts deny state claims that they broke a law on teaching race and sexuality
Sunday, September 17th, 2023
via Texarkana Gazette (Arkansas)LITTLE ROCK -- Two Arkansas school districts deny some of the state's claims that they violated Arkansas' ban on teaching certain things about race and sexuality.
Racism
CASEY: Virginia Democrat livestreams whoopie with husband, gains instant fame
Sunday, September 17th, 2023
via The Roanoke Times (Virginia)Since the dawn of politics, relatively unknown candidates have struggled mightly to boost their name recognition. Thanks to modern technology, that's become easier than ever. Just ask Susanna Gibson.
Racism, School Board – General
Readers Speak: Let’s have Eversource shop rates for us
Sunday, September 17th, 2023
via The Courant (Connecticut)Let's have Eversource shop rates for us; Knowledge vs. ignorance: is it any wonder?; Too many are unable to think on their own
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