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Ousted Florida Republican chair cleared of rape allegation, but police seek video voyeurism charge
Friday, January 19th, 2024
via The Associated PressPolice have cleared the ousted chair of the Florida Republican Party of rape allegations, but have asked prosecutors to charge him with video voyeurism.
Sex Education
In Ann Arbor, an Arab and Jewish hub, school board calls for cease-fire
Friday, January 19th, 2024
via The Washington PostA resolution passed in the Michigan city is likely one of the first instances of a school board weighing in on the Israel-Gaza war.
School Board – General
From Trump’s perch, every slope is a slippery one
Thursday, January 18th, 2024
via The Washington PostOne of the ways the former president maintains the loyalty of his audience is by presenting every event or possibility as apocalyptic.
School Board – General
Pulitzer winner Robert Samuels returns to The Post as a National enterprise reporter
Thursday, January 18th, 2024
via The Washington PostRobert's mission is to tell compelling, distinct and essential stories that excavate complicated truths about the people, institutions and history of the United States.
Book Bans
Michigan public school district’s Mideast cease-fire resolution stokes controversy
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via The Associated PressA public school district in Michigan is considering a resolution Wednesday calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war while also encouraging its teachers to discuss the conflict in its classrooms.
School Board – General
Family warned school about threats to their son who was shot and killed at graduation, report shows
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via The Associated PressA newly released report shows that an 18-year-old student fatally shot last year after his high school graduation in Virginia had been kept home for months because of fears for his safety but was still allowed to attend commencement ceremonies.
School Board – General
Transcript: Election 2024: The Players with Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via The Washington PostTranscript: Election 2024: The Players with Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams
School Board – General
Report finds drops in policing and mental health services in schools
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe report from the National Center for Education Statistics examines the state of safety and security on campuses in 2021-22, a tumultuous year for education.
School Board – General
Ann Arbor School Board Set to Vote on Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe proposed resolution has divided the left-leaning Michigan college town, home to sizable Arab and Jewish populations.
School Board – General
Justice Department report into Uvalde school shooting expected this week
Tuesday, January 16th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe Justice Department is planning this week to release findings of an investigation into the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting.
School Board – General
A Rare and Punishing Cold Shuts Schools Across the South
Tuesday, January 16th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe cold-weather closures will affect more than half a million children in a region known for its mild winters.
School Board – General
Parents see more to be done after deadly Iowa school shooting
Monday, January 15th, 2024
via The Associated PressParents in the Iowa town where a deadly school shooting took place earlier this month told school officials on Monday they want more preventative measures and transparency as the school board plans for students' return.
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At Iowa’s oldest gay bar, fear over Republicans’ transgender rhetoric
Monday, January 15th, 2024
via The Washington PostTargeting transgender rights has become increasingly central to the pitch many Republican politicians are making across the country, a trend that has come sharply into focus in Iowa.
LGBTQ+
The unusual political vocabulary of Ron DeSantis
Saturday, January 13th, 2024
via The Washington PostDeSantis's at times esoteric political vocabulary reflects who he is as a presidential candidate: wonkish, cerebral and attuned to the leading edges of a conservative 'war on woke.'
Racism
Family sues school district over law that bans transgender volleyball player from girls’ sports
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe family of a transgender volleyball player has added a South Florida school district as a defendant in a federal lawsuit that challenges a 2021 state law banning transgender girls from playing on female sports teams.
School Board – General
Prince George’s school board votes to keep a Bowie elementary school open
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Washington PostPrince George's Schools Superintendent Millard House II recommended Pointer Ridge Elementary stay open and serve as a site for a regional autism program.
School Board – General
West Virginia Senate OKs bill to allow veterans, retired police to provide armed security in schools
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Associated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — County education boards in West Virginia could contract with military veterans and retired law enforcement officers to provide armed security at K-12 public schools under a bill passed Friday by the Republican-controlled state Senate.
School Safety
Two Iowa counties an hour apart show America’s growing political divide
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Washington PostIn Iowa, rural Decatur County has moved sharply Republican, while suburban Dallas County has shifted Democratic. Here's what it means for a likely Biden-Trump rematch.
School Board – General
Florida law led school district to pull 1,600 books — including dictionaries
Friday, January 12th, 2024
via The Washington PostDictionaries were removed pulled from shelves in a Florida school district where officials are reviewing books for 'sexual' content.
Parents