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School District 49 board member ruled ineligible for reelection says ‘they don’t know who they’re dealing with’

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via The Gazette (Colorado)

After a 2½-year stint of bitter infighting, calls for resignation and voting against the grain, Ivy Liu is no longer a School District 49 board member.

School Board – General, Racism

Mark Ballard: Wedge issues will come to fore as Congress tries to stave off shutdown

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via NOLA (Louisiana)

WASHINGTON – The countdown to shutdown begins Tuesday when the U.S. House returns to Washington with just 11 legislative days remaining before the Sept. 30 close of the federal fiscal

Racism

Florida needs real leadership who will denounce hate speech

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

As Jacksonville copes with the aftermath of a racist shooting, an attack on one community should be viewed as an attack on all communities, and actively building cross-racial solidarity is one way …

Racism

Florida public universities poised to allow classical SAT alternative

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Students applying to Florida's public universities will soon have the option of taking a third standardized test besides the staple SAT and ACT tests.

Parent Involvement, Racism

5 TV shows to watch: PBS docs teach important lessons on school integration

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via StarTribune (Minnesota)

What TV critic Neal Justin is watching this week.

Racism

TV to watch: PBS docs teach important history lessons on school integration

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via StarTribune (Minnesota)

What TV critic Neal Justin is watching this week.

Racism

Marker unveiled on 134th anniversary of George Bush lynching

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via Columbia Missourian (Missouri)

The event was organized by the Community Remembrance Project of Boone County, a local coalition of the Equal Justice Initiative.

Racism

Florida state colleges may allow entrance exam favored by many conservatives

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via The Gazette (Colorado)

Racism

West Hartford investigating teacher’s alleged use of racial slur in classroom

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via The Day (Connecticut)

The West Hartford Public Schools system is investigating after a mother said a teacher allegedly used the N-word twice and racially profiled her son in front of a class of students at Sedgwick Middle…

Social Emotional Learning, Racism

Motion by 7 school districts vexes NAACP

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)

The Hot Springs Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People says it is 'appalled' by a motion filed last week by Garland County's seven public school districts seeking to…

Racism

School District 49 board member removed, ruled ineligible for reelection

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via The Gazette (Colorado)

After a two-and-a-half year stint of bitter infighting, calls for resignation and voting against the grain, Ivy Liu is no longer a School District 49 board member.

School Board – General, Racism

Local activists announce education campaign ahead of 50th anniversary of BPS desegregation and busing

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

Next summer will mark 50 years since the federal court ruling in 1974 that forced the district to desegregate through busing.

Racism

Atlanta Mayor Dickens unveils city’s ‘inclusive’ language guide

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via AJC (Georgia)

The guide is meant to foster understanding, conversations around inclusivity, and more inclusive and equitable spaces.

Racism

CT school investigating teacher’s alleged use of racial slur

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via The Courant (Connecticut)

CT superintendent of schools said 'the allegations left him and the (school) administration 'Gravely disturbed, gravely concerned, and we are investigating it with all diligence.'

Social Emotional Learning, Racism

Alabama House speaker owes state the truth about Milligan court defeat

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via al.com (Alabama)

This isn't judicial activism. It's a court doing the Legislature's job for it.

Racism

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.

Racism

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.

Racism