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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.
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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
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
Racism
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.
Parent Involvement, Racism
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