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Parents who want Youngkin's transgender policies enacted sue the Virginia Beach school board
Two Virginia Beach parents have filed a lawsuit seeking to force their local school system to adopt Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new policies on transgender students, including one that would exclude transgender girls from participating on girls’ sports teams. The...
Editorial Roundup: Tennessee
Kingsport Times-News. September 8, 2023. Editorial: School boards should have taxing authority It was fitting that the Tennessee School Boards Association recently held the first of what will be nine regional meetings across the state at West Ridge High School. ...
Virginia governor pardons man whose arrest at a school board meeting galvanized conservatives
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The father of a Virginia student sexually assaulted in her high school bathroom has been pardoned after his arrest two years ago protesting a school board meeting became a flashpoint in the conservative push to increase parental involvement in public education. ...
California lawmakers vote to fast-track low-income housing on churches' lands
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are debating nearly 1,000 bills during the hectic final two weeks of the Legislative session. Here’s action taken by the California Legislature Thursday: AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON CHURCHES' LANDS Religious institutions and...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to state Commission on Ethics
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a co-founder of Moms for Liberty, a “parental rights” group that has sought to take over school boards in multiple states, to the Florida Commission on Ethics on Wednesday. Tina Descovich was named to the...
Georgia school board fires teacher for reading a book to students about gender identity
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia school board voted along party lines Thursday to fire a teacher after officials said she improperly read a book on gender fluidity to her fifth grade class. The Cobb County School Board in suburban Atlanta voted 4-3 to fire Katie Rinderle, overriding the...
Georgia tribunal rejects recommendation to fire teacher over controversial book
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A trio of retired educators has rejected a suburban Atlanta school district's recommendation to fire a teacher who was removed from the classroom after she was accused of improperly reading a book on gender fluidity to her fifth-grade class. Monday's move paves...
Florida education commissioner skips forum on criticized Black history standards
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Leaders of a forum on Florida's new standards for teaching Black history encouraged parents to let their discontent be heard by showing up at local school board meetings, sending feedback to the state's Department of Education and voting. Hundreds of...
