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A town refuses to give up the school’s Native American mascot — and gets Trump’s support
Wednesday, April 30th, 2025
via The Associated PressA New York City suburb has become the latest flashpoint in the enduring debate over the place of Indigenous imagery in American sports.
School Board – General
Can public money flow to Catholic charter school? The Supreme Court will decide
Tuesday, April 29th, 2025
via The Associated PressThe Catholic Church in Oklahoma wants taxpayers to pay for an online charter school that 'is faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ.'
School Board – General
Despair Blankets Scene of Car-Ramming Attack at Festival
Monday, April 28th, 2025
via The New York TimesFilipinos in Vancouver returned to a neighborhood to mourn the 11 people killed in a weekend attack.
School Board – General
1 in 5 Texas schools got a D or F rating under new performance standards
Friday, April 25th, 2025
via The Associated PressTexas public school ratings — which grade how well districts educate their students — drastically dropped after the state implemented stricter scoring standards, new data released Thursday shows.
School Board – General
Trump Budget to Take Ax to ‘Radical’ Safety Net Programs
Friday, April 25th, 2025
via The New York TimesA draft document outlines steep cuts or the elimination of funding for programs that provide child care, housing assistance, foreign aid and health research.
School Board – General
Donald Trump’s trip to Pope Francis’ funeral puts a sharper focus on their clashes over the years
Friday, April 25th, 2025
via The Associated PressThe clash in style between Donald Trump and Pope Francis and their positions on migration, the environment and poverty will come into sharper focus as the president travels to Rome for Francis'…
Racism
From Book Bans to Canceled Lectures, the Naval Academy Is Bending to Trump
Thursday, April 24th, 2025
via The New York TimesEven before the presidential election, the school began preparing for Donald Trump's potential return to power. Now faculty members are resigning in protest.
Book Bans
Justices Seem Set to Allow Opt-Outs From L.G.B.T.Q. Stories in Schools
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via The New York TimesIn a lively and sometimes heated argument, the Supreme Court's conservative majority appeared poised to rule for parents with religious objections to storybooks with gay and transgender characters.
School Board – General
Trump Joins a Bitter Fight in Massapequa Over a School Mascot
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via The New York TimesNew York's education leaders moved to ban Native American-inspired mascots in 2022, drawing a lawsuit from the Massapequa school district. Now, the president has weighed in.
School Board – General
Supreme Court takes up religious rights dispute over LGBTQ books in Maryland schools
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via The Associated PressThe Supreme Court is hearing arguments over the religious rights of parents in Maryland to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters.
Book Bans, Sex Education
Pope Francis never visited his homeland of Argentina in his papacy. Some blame its volatile politics
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via The Associated PressPope Francis never set foot in his native Argentina during his papacy, and that left many of the faithful in his homeland feeling puzzled and snubbed by the world's first Latin American pope.
Sex Education
Georgia Democrat Jason Esteves says he’s running for governor in 2026
Monday, April 21st, 2025
via The Associated PressGeorgia Democrat Jason Esteves says he's running for governor in 2026. He enters a field that remains murky for his party after two top potential candidates backed away from a run.
School Board – General
White House Assesses Ways to Persuade Women to Have More Children
Monday, April 21st, 2025
via The New York TimesBaby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they consider plans to try boosting the birthrate.
Sex Education
Baby Bonuses, Fertility Planning: Trump Aides Assess Ideas to Boost Birthrate
Monday, April 21st, 2025
via The New York TimesThe White House is soliciting policy proposals designed to give women incentives to have more children, a priority for many social conservatives.
Sex Education
Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case involving LGBTQ+ storybooks
Sunday, April 20th, 2025
via The Washington PostThe Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether public schools can refuse to give parents the right to pull kids from lessons involving LGBTQ-themed books.
Parents
A prince and knight fall in love and the Supreme Court is asked to intervene
Saturday, April 19th, 2025
via The Associated PressSome parents in a suburban Maryland county want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books featuring LGBTQ characters.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Sex Education
University protests blast Trump’s attacks on funding, speech and international students
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
via The Associated PressUniversity professors and students have led protests on campuses against what they say are broad attacks against American higher education.
Racism
School Vouchers Won in Texas. Next Up, the Nation.
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
via The New York TimesChoice laws have now passed in every major Republican state. Congress and President Trump are now aiming at blue states that have resisted vouchers for decades.
Parents
Meet MAGA’s Favorite Communist
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
via The Wall Street JournalConservative activists like Christopher Rufo are taking inspiration from Antonio Gramsci, the 20th-century Marxist thinker who drew up a battle plan for winning culture wars.
Racism