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Is Washington’s school board association seeing a conservative takeover?
Friday, May 10th, 2024
via The Columbian (Washington)Members of a nonpartisan state agency made up of local school board officials from across Washington are warning that conservative groups opposed to teaching about race and gender in schools are wield
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Is WA’s school board association seeing a conservative takeover?
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
via The Spokesman-Review (Washington)Members of a nonpartisan state agency made up of local school board officials from across Washington are warning that conservative groups opposed to teaching about race and gender in schools are…
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Florida schools seek tax increases to boost teacher, staff salaries
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Candidates in Brevard County school board race want to end the ‘politically divisive’ culture
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
via WESH (Florida)From mask mandates to book bans, Brevard County's school board become a political battleground and birthplace of a national movement. Now, there's a move to shed that image.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Alabama House passes bill ending school permission form for young teens to work
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
via al.com (Alabama)14- and 15-year-olds can work up to three hours a day, for a maximum of 18 hours a week.
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Meet the candidates running for the open Iowa House District 22 seat in Norwalk, Cumming
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)Here's what the candidates for the Iowa House seat in Warren County say about key issues.
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Trial set for OPI candidate Allen, while she defends actions as ‘bold stand for parental rights’
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
via Daily Inter Lake (Montana)A Republican candidate for state school superintendent faces a jury trial for obstructing a peace officer, but she continues to lead her district, and she defends the actions that led to her arrest as…
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Meet the candidates for the Clark County School District board
Monday, May 6th, 2024
via Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada)Candidates for the Clark County School District board share their views.
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Judge dismisses mom’s lawsuit against Maine school over her child’s gender transition
Monday, May 6th, 2024
via Bangor Daily News (Maine)Amber Lavigne accused the school district of violating her constitutional rights and withholding information about her child's transition.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
At USF, protests pause for graduation celebration
Monday, May 6th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Church, state and elementary school: Christian club at Florida school spurs backlash
Monday, May 6th, 2024
via Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida)Hamilton County Elementary School removed its Christian club after backlash from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Now a religious group is upset.
Parents
Bill to force educators to respond to parental inquiries on sensitive information on their kids rejected again
Sunday, May 5th, 2024
via The Union Leader (New Hampshire)CONCORD — Teachers and school administrators will not be required to respond to parents' inquiries about sensitive information concerning their children, with the death of a bill in the New
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Alexis Aldamir, mom to babies found in South Boston freezer, concealed 5 pregnancies, authorities say
Sunday, May 5th, 2024
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)After the remains were found in 2022, Alexis Aldamir's brother told investigators that when she was 19 years old she would discuss having a tubal ligation surgery, which would have 'permanently prevented her from becoming pregnant,' court records show.
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Louisiana voters so far approve of Jeff Landry’s politics, poll shows. Here’s why.
Sunday, May 5th, 2024
via The Times-Picayune (Louisiana)Focusing on hot-button issues including crime and education, our governor has made some headline-grabbing decisions in his first months in office. In our exclusive poll, voters share what they support and where they think Jeff Landry has work to do.
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Mandatory reporting laws meant to protect children get another look
Friday, May 3rd, 2024
via OC Register (California)There are efforts in states to roll back these laws, saying the result has been too many unfounded reports.
Parents
DeSantis signs bill making it harder for banks to drop customers
Friday, May 3rd, 2024
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law Thursday making it harder for banks to drop customers and creating a state liaison to field Floridians' complaints with the Internal Revenue Service.
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Bridget Ziegler to ask school board to reject new Title IX protections for gender identity
Friday, May 3rd, 2024
via Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida)Bridget Ziegler's resolution states that sex is "is an immutable characteristic that cannot be changed, fluid, or altered."
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Cash pumped into NEISD election showdown: $138K and counting
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
via San Antonio Express-News (Texas)In the struggle to control Bexar County's second-largest school system, a pair of conservative PACs outspent a group backing moderates by nearly 7 to 1.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement, Sex Education
DeSantis signs bill targeting banks and creating IRS liaison for Floridians
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)The bill would make it harder for banks to drop customers.
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