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Caught in the crossfire: Milley’s tenure bedeviled by clash over values, ‘woke’ debate
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)His critics see a 'woke' military that's losing its edge as left-wing social activism and an obsession with diversity and political correctness take root inside the Pentagon. But Gen. Mark A. Milley sees a fighting force that is by far the most well-prepared, efficient and deadly on the planet — a reality that he says even America's most determined enemies must acknowledge.
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Charges dropped against New College student accused of spitting on trustee
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)The student agreed Thursday to withdraw from the Sarasota school.
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How politics changed education in the Milwaukee suburbs: ‘Now school is about the politics and the fear’
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)With the help of the local GOP and national groups, a new crop of candidates has expanded to take over nearby school boards, posting victories that have turned Waukesha County into a laboratory for…
Parent Involvement, School Board – General, Racism
Biden’s new federal czar for the middle school library
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)'The library looms as the next big confrontation in the culture war,' the Atlantic reports, and President Biden, our Culture‐Warrior‐in‐Chief, is itching for the fight. 'The president signaled a new approach in his late‐April announcement video, when he cited book bans as evidence for his…
Racism, Book Bans, School Board – General
Florida Schools Try to Adapt to New Rules on Gender, Bathrooms and Pronouns
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via The Seattle Times (Washington)Teachers in Florida will also be barred from asking students for their preferred pronouns and could lose their professional certification for violating the new laws.
Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, Racism
Florida says it doesn’t want indoctrination in schools — but look at the materials it just approved
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)The materials come from a right-wing organization that has asked other states to approve its offerings, too.
Parent Involvement, Racism
Teacher of the Year was supposed to be an honor. Then politics intervened.
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)As the culture wars have come for public education in the United States, the Teacher of the Year contest has become yet another battlefield.
Racism, LGBTQ+, School Board – General
On-campus DEI bureaucrats are already ditching new loyalty oaths
Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)Will the last diversity, equity, and inclusion bureaucrat to leave their office on campus please turn out the lights?
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Indiana Attorney General focuses on ‘religious liberties’ in updated Parents’ Bill of Rights
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita unveiled on Tuesday the fourth and possibly final installment of his so-called Parents' Bill of Right. It primarily focuses on religious expression in school.
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Trump says Jack Smith a ‘deranged lunatic’ during wide ranging rally speech in N.H.
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
via Boston Herald (Massachusetts)On Friday the Special Counsel, who the president described as a 'deranged lunatic,' asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to issue a protective order barring Trump from sharing information received during discovery.
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Air Force veteran Tony Grady joins Nevada’s crowded Senate GOP field, which includes former ally
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)Retired Air Force Lt. Col. and former Lt. Gov. candidate Tony Grady announced his bid for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, joining an increasingly crowded GOP field hoping to unseat Democrat Jacky Rosen in…
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Attorney General Todd Rokita releases Parents’ Bill of Rights on religious freedom
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
via Indystar (Indiana)Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced an updated Parents' Bill of Rights that tackles religious freedom in public schools.
Parent Involvement, Racism
Air Force veteran Tony Grady joins Nevada’s crowded Senate GOP field
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
via Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)Retired Air Force Lt. Col. and former Lt. Gov. candidate Tony Grady announced his bid for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, joining an increasingly crowded GOP field hoping to unseat Democrat Jacky Rosen in…
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What is PragerU? The conservative education platform now in Florida schools
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
via KHON2 (Hawaii)The Florida Department of Education is raising alarm with its recent approval of the conservative education platform PragerU, which touts itself as an alternative to progressive 'indoctrination,' for use in classrooms this school year.
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School board member’s resignation adds to tumult for York County school district
Monday, August 7th, 2023
via Press Herald (Maine)Jameson Davis, who ran unopposed last year for the RSU 21 seat, announced she was stepping down in a full-page ad in her local paper, saying the board is too focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Parent Involvement, Racism, School Board – General
Playbook: Welcome to the courtroom campaign
Monday, August 7th, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)And Ron DeSantis's campaign boycott of NBC News is over.
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Wisconsin CRT Notice
Monday, August 7th, 2023
via Madison.com (Wisconsin)PUBLIC NOTICE The Wisconsin Cyber Response Team (CRT) intends to solicit assistance from the Department of Defense's Innovative Readiness Training Program. This assistance will include Information Security maturity, resilience, and
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What is critical race theory and why is it controversial?
Monday, August 7th, 2023
via Deseret News (Utah)Critical race theory, as taught in schools today, is vastly different from how it developed more than 40 years ago by Derek Bell and others.
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Republican presidential candidates roast Biden at Hinson BBQ Bash
Monday, August 7th, 2023
via The Gazette (Iowa)Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson fiddled on her violin with a four-piece band, playing a series of country tunes as attendees piled coleslaw, baked beans and pulled pork onto paper plates, while a slate of Republican presidential candidates worked the room at Hinson's annual BBQ Bash political fundraiser in Cedar Rapids Sunday.
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