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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.

Racism

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."

Racism

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.

Parent Involvement, Racism

Tracing the Origins of American Racism as a Path to Healing

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023

via The New York Times (Mississippi)

In 'The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy,' Robert P. Jones explores the harmful legacy of a 15th-century Christian doctrine used to justify expansion and colonization in the New World.

Racism

As leading Black Republican in 2024 race, Scott addresses race

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023

via Southeast Missourian (Missouri)

OSKALOOSA, Iowa -- Tim Scott seldom specifically brings up race in Iowa. Nor does the Republican presidential candidate have to. He is often the only Black person at his campaign events in the state. The South Carolina senator introduces himself as the product of early-life mentors who taught him not to be bitter...

Racism

The challenges facing homeless students

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

The problem is playing out in communities as a new school year gets underway, including Virginia towns near the nation's capital.

Racism

Black experience is eroding at Ohio colleges, report says

Monday, September 4th, 2023

via Vindy (Ohio)

WARREN — A student-led report presented in August by the Ohio Student Association suggests the black college student experience is degrading. During a conference hosted by program director Rachael…

Racism

Tim Scott is the top Black Republican in the presidential primary. Here’s how he discusses race

Sunday, September 3rd, 2023

via The Detroit News (Michigan)

'We don't have Black poverty or White poverty. We have poverty,' he told an all-White audience in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Racism

Tim Scott is the top Black Republican in the GOP presidential …

Sunday, September 3rd, 2023

via The Washington Post (Iowa)

Tim Scott is the only Black Republican presidential candidate who's campaigning aggressively these days in early-voting Iowa

Racism

State looks at indoctrination violations

Sunday, September 3rd, 2023

via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)

In the roughly eight months since Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued an executive order banning indoctrination and critical race theory in Arkansas schools, the state has responded to purported violations in districts from northern parts of the state south toward Hot Springs.

Racism

Debaters feared truth might offend MAGA voters

Sunday, September 3rd, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

When moderators asked for a show of hands at the Republican primary debate as to who believes in human-caused climate change, no hands were raised. Just one example of candidates who know better ly…

Racism