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DeSantis lashes out at audience member over Jacksonville shooting
Thursday, September 7th, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)"That is such nonsense!' DeSantis yelled at an audience member who blamed his policies for the shooting.
Racism
How Ben Sasse Became a Combatant in Florida’s Education Wars
Thursday, September 7th, 2023
via The New York Times (Alabama)As Ron DeSantis has turned public education into a political battleground, his state's flagship university, now led by the former G.O.P. senator from Nebraska, has not remained neutral territory.
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La Plata County Republicans host Moms for Liberty Speaker
Thursday, September 7th, 2023
via The Durango Herald (Colorado)There was commotion outside the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4031 during a La Plata County Republicans meeting Tuesday night. Protesters outside the building voiced their displeasure for the meeting...
Parent Involvement, School Board – General, Racism
Jeff Sessions urges Alabama schools to cover U.S. founding more favorably
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via The Anniston Star (Alabama)Sessions was a guest speaker Tuesday during a meeting of the Governor's Commission on Teaching and Learning.
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Moms for Liberty co-founder appointed by DeSantis to Florida ethics commission
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced he will appoint one of the co-founders of the conservative activist group Moms for Liberty to the Florida Commission on Ethics.
Parent Involvement, Racism
Transcript: ‘Capehart’ with Michelle Norris
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)Transcript: 'Capehart' with Michelle Norris
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Do you have what it takes to lead Minneapolis Public Schools?
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via StarTribune (Minnesota)Applications are now open for the permanent superintendent position, with hopes of picking someone by the end of the year.
Racism, School Board – General
Nikki Haley speaks out against lockdowns and school closures as COVID-19 cases rise
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley warned against returning to lockdowns and shutting down schools amid a post-summer rise in COVID-19 cases nationwide, claiming the last time the country went into lockdown, it "wreaked havoc" on the United States.
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Former Rep. Mike Rogers woos Trump voters in Michigan U.S. Senate announcement ⋆ Michigan Advance
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, a Livingston County native who graduated from Howell High School, has made it official that he is running for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat. In a video posted Wednesday morning to his X account (formerly Twitter), Rogers appears to make a strong bid to attract supporters of former President […]
Parent Involvement, Racism
A South Florida JCC canceled a slavery-focused talk, citing ‘the current political climate’
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via Sun Sentinel (Florida)A South Florida Jewish community center has landed in the middle of the state's culture wars after canceling a talk by an author whose novel focuses on race in America. The Mandel JCC in West Palm …
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New education bills would block CRT, back parents
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)(The Center Square) – A new trio of House education bills would push back on Critical Race Theory and federal rules in local public schools, the latest in an ongoing battle led by Republicans to respond to curriculum and policy changes in education.
Parent Involvement, Racism
Our View: Durango VFW squeezed with parents protesting Mothers for Liberty
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via The Durango Herald (Colorado)Durango's Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 4031, found itself in a tricky spot last night. Moms for Liberty, a conservative parental rights group focused on education, had joined the La Plata County GOP...
Social Emotional Learning, Parent Involvement, School Board – General, Racism
Diversity at Texas A&M is under fire. A ‘DEI’ ban may escalate …
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)Many Texas A&M faculty and students are anxious about what a state law banning activities related to diversity, equity and inclusion will mean for what is taught, who is hired and how universities support students.
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Lt. Gov. Zuckerman Goes on a ‘Banned Books Tour’
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
via Seven Days (Vermont)Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman practices a straightforward approach to countering book bans across the country: Read from the books and talk about them. "In this...
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General, Racism
In ‘The Fraud,’ Zadie Smith seeks to ‘do absolute justice to the truth’
Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
via KNPR (Nevada)The historical fiction novel centers on a real-life Victorian Era trial. Smith says she doesn't look back on the past with a sense of superiority: In her view, human life is "a continued struggle."
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Letters for Sept. 3, 2023
Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
via The Spokesman Review (Washington)Education should be more important than sports
School Board – General, Racism
Sarasota School Board Vice-Chair Karen Rose files to run for reelection in 2024
Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
via Herald-Tribune (Florida)Rose, who has been in her seat on the board since her election in 2020, is now set to face Liz Barker in the 2024 primary election.
Parent Involvement, School Board – General, Racism
‘Friday Night Lights’ author Buzz Bissinger is an unlikely hero in book-ban fight
Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
via Detroit Free Press (Michigan)Book Bans, Racism
Can Teachers and Parents Get Better at Talking to One Another?
Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
via The New Yorker (New York)Families are more anxious than ever to find out what happens in school. But there may be value in a measure of not-knowing and not-telling.
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