School Board Spotlight

Black Republicans are making ripples in state and national politics

Sunday, September 24th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

Black Republicans have gained national attention in recent months, their visibility coming at a time when the party appears to be shifting more to the right.

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Family sues school district, staff over student’s suicide

Sunday, September 24th, 2023

via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)

On the morning that 16-year-old Logan LeBlanc was buried -- having taken his own life after what a lawsuit alleges was repeated bullying -- a classmate came to his graveside.

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Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones urges Texans to get organized, learn from history

Saturday, September 23rd, 2023

via Texas Tribune (Texas)

In an interview for The Texas Tribune Festival, the journalist urged Texans to organize in response to the state's book bans and restrictions on public school lessons.

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Uncertain and afraid: Florida’s immigrants grapple with a disrupted reality under new law

Saturday, September 23rd, 2023

via Madison.com (Wisconsin)

In the months since Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed one of the strictest immigration laws in the country, daily life for Florida's immigrant community has become fraught and governed by fear.

Parent Involvement, Racism, School Board – General

Nine Mile Falls School Board incumbent who points to experience and collaboration faces challenger calling for transparency

Saturday, September 23rd, 2023

via The Spokesman Review (Washington)

The candidates vying for Position 3 on the Nine Mile Falls School Board agree there are pressing issues facing the district, but disagree starkly on what those issues are.

School Board – General, Racism

Clarence Page: Yes, Black parents like school choice too

Saturday, September 23rd, 2023

via Sun Journal (Maine)

It has become a grand tradition in journalism and politics to uncover a high-profile official who is responsible for public schools, yet — oops! — puts their own offspring in a private school.

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Dunwoody to offer electronics recycling on Oct. 1

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

via AJC (Georgia)

Dunwoody residents can register now for the city's Electronics Recycling Event from 1-4 p.m. Oct. 1 at St. Luke's Presbyterian Church, 1978 Mt. Vernon Road, Dunwoody.

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Michael Harriot’s ‘Black AF History’ could hardly come at a better time

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

via Kunr (Nevada)

This engaging, well-researched, and frequently laugh-out-loud funny history places the Black experience at center stage with stories that should have already been part of our collective memory.

Book Bans, Racism

More than masks and critical race theory – 3 tasks you should be prepared to do before you run for school board

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

via Houston Chronicle (Texas)

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary...

School Board – General, Racism

Questions from Florida’s Newly Adopted Classic Learning Test

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

via The New Yorker (New York)

Jane owns 12 guns. Jimmy owns 23 guns. Fred owns 128 guns. Who is the coolest?

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Underly eyes more funding

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

via Madison.com (Wisconsin)

WISCONSIN | STATE OF EDUCATION

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley hangs up his uniform

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

via The Gazette (Colorado)

Retiring general came into top military advisory role almost by accident, only to be buffeted by gale force political winds.

Racism

Ibrahima Seck gives lecture on Whitney Plantation Slavery Museum

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

via The Pitt News (Pennsylvania)

Ibrahima Seck gave the opening lecture of the history department's speaker series on slavery and memorialization in the Atlantic world. During the lecture, Seck discussed the history and importance of the Whitney Plantation Slavery Museum located in Louisiana.

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