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Georgia Senate panel OKs latest version of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ restrictions
Wednesday, February 14th, 2024
via Georgia Public Broadcasting (Georgia)A controversial bill dubbed Georgia's version of 'Don't Say Gay' moved forward in a Senate committee Tuesday after three years of work and multiple failures to move.
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California classrooms in the middle of culture wars
Wednesday, February 14th, 2024
via CalMatters (California)A CalMatters panel focuses on the political debate over schools, parents and LGBTQ students. Two legislators disagree.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Cy-Fair ISD board skirts vote on hiring school chaplains by affirming volunteer policy
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)Cy-Fair ISD trustees voted to affirm their current policy regarding allowing volunteer chaplains Monday, but took no vote regarding employment.
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ACLU Wisconsin: Passage of AB 510 would force LGBTQ+ outings, censor Wisconsin schools
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2024 CONTACT: David Gwidt, dgwidt@aclu-wi.org MADISON – The ACLU of Wisconsin today condemned the state legislature's passage of Assembly Bill 510, which mandates…
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As social media ban advances, critics ask, What about parental rights?
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Florida lawmakers want to ban social media for minors: ‘Woke’ censorship or safety?
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)Is Florida's attempt to ban social media for minors under 16 just fuel for ongoing culture wars? Or is it a sincere attempt to protect kids online?
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LGBTQ advocates say Florida social media minor ban would block life-saving resources
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)As Florida lawmakers try to block minors from social media as a way to help their mental health, LGBTQ advocates say their plan would do the opposite.
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Four candidates to vie for two seats on Carroll school board
Monday, February 12th, 2024
via Capital Gazette (Maryland)Four candidates filed paperwork to run for the two open seats on Carroll County's Board of Education, as of the Friday deadline.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Pinellas School Board race gets more crowded as partisan lines are drawn
Monday, February 12th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A fifth candidate is vying to replace longtime board member Carol Cook, and the winner could decide the board's direction.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
School employee unions struggle to meet tougher state rules to survive
Monday, February 12th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement
A Nashville family court judge seat is up for election. Here’s who’s running.
Monday, February 12th, 2024
via Tennessean (Tennessee)The Davidson County 4th Circuit Court handles adoption, parental rights and child support cases, as well as other domestic issues.
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Idaho bill aims to protect teachers who refuse to use students’ preferred pronouns
Sunday, February 11th, 2024
via The Spokesman-Review (Idaho)The bill addresses a 'constitutional issue that has crept into our society where compelled speech becomes something that we have to honor,' Hill, the bill sponsor, told a legislative committee.
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A timeline of Utah school board member Natalie Cline’s controversies
Saturday, February 10th, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)A timeline of Natalie Cline's comments — from accusing schools of "grooming" kids and inciting violence against a teacher — show what has led up to the most recent uproar with the Utah school board…
Racism, School Board – General, Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+
How anarchists in North Carolina rescued books banned in Florida
Saturday, February 10th, 2024
via The Washington Post (California)A bookshop in left-leaning Asheville is now sending children's books banned from a Florida school district back to readers in the Sunshine State.
Book Bans, Racism, Parent Involvement
Trump tells NRA faithful in Harrisburg ‘no one will lay a finger on your firearms’ – Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Saturday, February 10th, 2024
via Pennsylvania Capital-Star (Pennsylvania)Former President Donald Trump promised gun owners the Second Amendment would be safe with him in the Oval Office for a second term.
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A DEI Superintendent Gets Sacked: A Good Win from Southern California
Friday, February 9th, 2024
via California Globe (California)Many Americans, like the 68% majority who support the Supreme Court's ruling against race-based college admissions (based on a January 2024 Gallup poll), are becoming weary of the constant drumbeat of…
Racism, School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Cy-Fair parents wary of conservative majority school board on school chaplains bill
Friday, February 9th, 2024
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)Parents and community members spoke out against SB 763 at Cy-Fair ISD Thursday, fearing the conservative board majority might vote in favor of the resolution.
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Kimberly Klacik, conservative radio host, running for Congress in Maryland’s 2nd District
Friday, February 9th, 2024
via Capital Gazette (Maryland)Conservative radio host Kimberly Klacik, a prolific fundraiser, entered the Republican primary for Maryland's 2nd Congressional District on Thursday.
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Accompanied by GOP lawmakers, Klacik files for another congressional run
Friday, February 9th, 2024
via Maryland Matters (Maryland)Elfreth gets firefighters' support in 3rd District; filing deadline is Friday evening.
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