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How the Trump Administration Might Target D.E.I. in Public Schools

Thursday, April 3rd, 2025

via The New York Times

A letter from the administration promised to withdraw funding from schools that allow certain D.E.I. programs. But what counts as D.E.I. may prove murky.

Racism

Naval Academy removes 400 books after defense leaders’ DEI orders

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025

via The Washington Post

Defense Department leaders ordered the academy to remove books that promote diversity, equity and inclusion in response to Trump orders, a U.S. official said.

Racism

How the Trump administration took aim at Maine

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025

via The Washington Post

Maine has faced investigations and arbitrary reversals of funding, turning it into a test case for the Trump administration's approach to perceived adversaries.

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Corrections: April 2, 2025

Tuesday, April 1st, 2025

via The New York Times

Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

Sex Education

Georgia lawmakers agree on school safety bill after Apalachee High School shooting

Monday, March 31st, 2025

via The Associated Press

Georgia lawmakers said repeatedly that a student-tracking database had been removed from a school safety bill. But parts of that plan survive.

School Safety

Prince George’s council chair replaced as the county seeks stability

Sunday, March 30th, 2025

via The Washington Post

The ouster of council member Jolene Ivey by her board colleagues comes as the county grapples with the fallout of federal spending cuts and other fiscal problems.

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French Schools Will Finally Teach Sex Education

Sunday, March 30th, 2025

via The New York Times

For 25 years, France has said schools must teach sex ed. Now the government is at last putting a curriculum in place.

Sex Education

He’s Dead, but He’s Everybody’s Weapon of Choice

Saturday, March 29th, 2025

via The New York Times

George Orwell is easy to quote, but what would the iconoclastic British socialist really have thought about politics today?

Racism

In Oklahoma, Counting Migrant Students May Have Gone Too Far

Friday, March 28th, 2025

via The New York Times

A rare divide between Oklahoma's governor and schools chief over undocumented students may mark the outer limits of acceptable immigration enforcement, or the next frontier.

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Walmart fires woman who reported anti-trans threats from man in bathroom

Thursday, March 27th, 2025

via The Washington Post

Dani Davis said she was fired from a Walmart store a week after a man entered the women's bathroom and yelled anti-trans threats at her.

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Trump Challenges California on Transgender Parental Notification

Thursday, March 27th, 2025

via The New York Times

The Trump administration will investigate whether a new California law banning parental notification requirements in schools violates federal policy.

Parents

Alabama halted a library’s funding. Supporters raised the cash in days.

Wednesday, March 26th, 2025

via The Washington Post

When a state board voted to pause payments while it determined whether a handful of books were in age-appropriate sections, the community came to the rescue.

Parent Involvement, Sex Education

Florida legislation would relax restrictions on the working hours of teenagers

Wednesday, March 26th, 2025

via The Associated Press

A bill that would relax restrictions on working hours for Florida teenagers is moving through the state Legislature amid an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration.

Parents

Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling

Tuesday, March 25th, 2025

via The Associated Press

A federal judge says Iowa for now cannot continue to enforce part of its book ban law. The decision Tuesday gives major publishers that sued the state their latest temporary reprieve.

Book Bans

Horace Hale Harvey III, Early Abortion Rights Advocate, Dies at 93

Tuesday, March 25th, 2025

via The New York Times

A religious organization recruited him to help open New York City's first independent abortion clinic, though it was unaware that Louisiana had taken away his license.

Sex Education

As Crises Grip Colleges, More Students Than Ever Are Set to Enroll

Tuesday, March 25th, 2025

via The New York Times

The largest-ever class of high school seniors is about to graduate, just as colleges are facing massive upheaval. Here's what they could face as they head to campus.

Racism

Voters will break 101-101 deadlock with special election for Pennsylvania House vacancy

Tuesday, March 25th, 2025

via The Associated Press

A special election will determine if Democrats hold onto a one-seat majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

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San Francisco mayor fights crime, homelessness amid turnaround hopes

Sunday, March 23rd, 2025

via The Washington Post

Mayor Daniel Lurie, a political outsider in a liberal city, is facing difficult issues head-on.

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Mom can sue over son’s unwanted coronavirus shot, North Carolina high court rules

Saturday, March 22nd, 2025

via The Washington Post

Tanner Smith was 14 when he was given a covid-19 vaccine without parental consent. Now North Carolina's Supreme Court has ruled his family can proceed with a lawsuit.

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