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DeSantis cancels SC campaign travel, returns to Florida facing tropical storm and shooting aftermath

Sunday, August 27th, 2023

via The Seattle Times (Washington)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis canceled a day of presidential campaign appearances to deal with crises at home as his state mourns a racist fatal shooting in Jacksonville and prepares for a tropical storm.

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Campaign slogans won’t fix our schools

Sunday, August 27th, 2023

via Richmond.com (Virginia)

There's no denying the political gold that was and is "Parents Matter." The campaign slogan that propelled Glenn Youngkin to the Executive Mansion in 2021 crystallized the frustrations of suburban

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LEARNS ballot effort saw myriad obstacles

Sunday, August 27th, 2023

via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)

Five days earlier, the Arkansas secretary of state had confirmed that a campaign to put Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' education overhaul on the ballot had come up short.

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Right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law gaining acceptance across US

Saturday, August 26th, 2023

via The Daily Progress (Virginia)

A national group of sheriffs that claims the top law enforcers in American counties are not bound by federal law has quietly spread its ideology across the U.S.

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The Pennridge school district is considering Hillsdale’s controversial ‘1776 Curriculum.’ What is it?

Saturday, August 26th, 2023

via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)

Interest in Hillsdale's curriculum is growing locally and across the country. Here's some background on why it's been criticized, and its influence on schools.

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Sixty years after King’s ‘dream’ speech, thousands gather in Washington

Saturday, August 26th, 2023

via The Gazette (Colorado)

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HBCUs look to use March on Washington anniversary to highlight new threats

Saturday, August 26th, 2023

via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) taking part in this week's celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington hope to use the event to highlight the threats to teaching Black history that are percolating across the nation. The threats take different forms, including new state laws attacking critical race theory, the academic theory...

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Oklahoma legislator tied to HB 1775, Tulsa controversy won’t seek another term

Friday, August 25th, 2023

via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)

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Restrictive education laws raise concern of how March on Washington will be taught

Friday, August 25th, 2023

via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)

As the nation commemorates the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, an event that called for freedom and opportunity for Black Americans, controversy around education standards has raised concern about how this historical moment will be taught in schools. Over the past year, states have passed legislation that limits what aspects of Black history can be taught in...

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Ulmer: How long will we tolerate right-wing world of alternate facts?

Friday, August 25th, 2023

via The Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota)

It might just be me but I can't help but wonder if you too might think there's such a thing as the Republican Information Containment Plan (RICP) that wants to

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Little Rock Nine member celebrates a new scholarship for AP African American Studies students

Friday, August 25th, 2023

via Arkansas Times (Arkansas)

Elizabeth Eckford showed up to thank Central High teacher Ruthie Walls and other educators working to keep an embattled African American history class rolling amid the conservative onslaught.

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Republican debate: Advocacy group slams candidates for glossing over education

Thursday, August 24th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Parents Defending Education slammed Republican presidential candidates Thursday for their handling of education on the debate stage.

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Board approves Tulsa Public Schools accreditation amid culture war with GOP officials

Thursday, August 24th, 2023

via abc7NY (New Jersey)

The Oklahoma state school board voted unanimously to accredit Tulsa Public Schools amid fears that the largest school district in the state could have lost its status.

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Fact-checking what Republican candidates got right, wrong in first presidential debate

Thursday, August 24th, 2023

via WRAL (North Carolina)

Eight Republican presidential candidates sparred over foreign aid, abortion limits and climate change in the first GOP primary debate ahead of the 2024 presidential election.Former President Donald…

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DeSantis fails to stand out at GOP debate, analysts and critics say

Thursday, August 24th, 2023

via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)

Gov. Ron DeSantis failed to ignite or excite viewers of the first Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday, which political analysts said was necessary to reverse the downward spiral of his campaign.

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Parents’ rights battles go back to school as Democrats push back on gender notification

Thursday, August 24th, 2023

via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)

Parents' rights groups and their Republican allies have won some key education battles recently over leftist lessons in U.S. classrooms, but with the start of a new school year, defenders of transgender rights, critical race theory and LGBTQ curricula are regrouping for Round 2.

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More than 20 state officials endorse DeSantis following first GOP debate

Thursday, August 24th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

EXCLUSIVE — Over 20 state- and county-level officials endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for president on Thursday following his performance at the Republican National Committee's primary debate on…

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MPD officer shot in line of duty honored for service

Thursday, August 24th, 2023

via KSTP TV LLC. (Minnesota)

An officer who was shot and injured in the line of duty earlier this month was honored for his service in a special ceremony on Thursday.

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Fact check recap: What the Republican hopefuls got right and wrong in the first debate

Thursday, August 24th, 2023

via Indystar (Indiana)

The USA TODAY Fact Check Team recaps some of the key claims from the first debate, separating fact from fiction.

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