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Legislature poised to overturn North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooperā€™s veto of bill banning child sex changes

(Daily Caller News Foundation) ā€“ Republican supermajorities in the North Carolina state legislature are set to overturn Democrat Gov. Roy Cooperā€™s veto of a ban on child sex changes. North… Read More

August 16, 2023
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Multi-occupancy genderless bathrooms are now legal in Illinois

(The Center Square) ā€“ Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a measure that allows multi-occupancy bathrooms in the Land of Lincoln to be genderless if a business or public institution chooses. Read More

August 15, 2023
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ā€˜Smear parentsā€™: Parental rights advocates sound the alarm as bill targeting parents moves through legislature

(Daily Caller News Foundation) ā€“ California parental rights advocates are sounding the alarm as a bill targeting parents who speak out at school board meetings continues to advance through the… Read More

August 14, 2023
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Parents could face jail time for sending emails school staff donā€™t like: Critics sound alarm on California bill

(The Daily Signal) ā€“ California already has undermined the rights of parents from out of state when it comes to experimental transgender ā€œhealth care,ā€ but the Legislature… Read More

August 11, 2023
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Democrats nix governorā€™s plan to save hundreds of low-income school choice scholarships in Nevada

Hundreds of low-income Nevada students could be forced out of their schools after a Nevada legislative committee voted along party lines against the Republican governorā€™s proposal to fund the scholarship… Read More

August 10, 2023
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Rep. Matt Gaetz to introduce ā€˜national prayer in school actā€™

(Daily Caller News Foundation) ā€“ Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz will introduce legislation on Friday that would allow students and staff to pray in school without fear of any negative consequences. Read More

August 9, 2023
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New Illinois law closes loophole to prevent sexual grooming of students

(The Center Square) ā€“ A new Illinois law fortifies existing legislation aimed at preventing the sexual grooming of students by teachers and staff. The law is named after Illinois resident… Read More

August 8, 2023
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Abortion activists turn to legislation to target pregnancy care centers, pro-life advocate warns

(The Daily Signal) ā€“ Pro-abortion forces have moved from physically attackingĀ pro-life pregnancy care centersĀ to weaponizing legislation against them, according to the Rev. Jim Harden. In recent… Read More

August 7, 2023
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State GOP devises plan to limit influence of ā€˜wokeā€™ teachers unions

(The Daily Signal) ā€“ The Alabama Republican Party is on the verge of prohibiting some GOP candidates from accepting campaign donations from the Alabama Education Association, the predominant … Read More

August 4, 2023
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Philly lawmaker again crosses aisle to support school vouchers

(The Center Square) ā€“ A state lawmaker crossed the aisle live on talk radio to support a scholarship program for students in low-performing schools to attend private institutions instead. The… Read More

August 3, 2023
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National library organization works to kill anti-porn legislation

(Daily Caller News Foundation) ā€“ The American Library Association (ALA), the nationā€™s largest library organization, is encouraging grassroots members to kill legislation that would prohibit librarians from distributing sexually explicit… Read More

August 3, 2023
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Law ending automatic dues withdrawals for Tennessee educators to start after ruling

(The Center Square) ā€“ A law ending the practice of having professional organization dues directly withdrawn from K-12 educator paychecks in Tennessee will be allowed to go into effect. A… Read More

August 2, 2023
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Republican Rep seeks to freeze hiring of department of education ā€˜bureaucratsā€™

(Daily Caller News Foundation) ā€“ Republican Florida Rep. Aaron Bean will introduce a bill to enact a hiring freeze at the Department of Education, the Daily Caller has learned. The… Read More

August 2, 2023
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South Carolina education scholarship bill aligns with national trend

(The Center Square) ā€“ In passing an education scholarship bill this year, South Carolina lawmakers followed a national trend of allowing more parents to choose where to send their kids… Read More

August 1, 2023
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Missouriā€™s Department of Education and Legislature failed to advance meaningful education reform as neighboring states take major leaps

Missouriā€™s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is falling behind the curve of education reform in America, and the state Legislature didnā€™t help this year, policy experts say.  The… Read More

August 1, 2023
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California bill would allow local school boards to remove dissenting members

(The Center Square) ā€“ A newly proposed measure facing the California Senate would bar school boards from adopting any policy that “contradicts any existing law requiring a school district to… Read More

August 1, 2023
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Indiana’s abortion ban in effect, doctors subject to penalties

(The Daily Signal) ā€“ Indianaā€™s near-totalĀ abortion banĀ is set to go into effect Tuesday. The restrictions put forth in the stateā€™s Senate Bill 1 prohibit abortions at… Read More

August 1, 2023
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Senators introduce bill to block taxpayer dollars for CRT at Department of Education

(The Center Square) ā€“ U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., reintroduced the Protect Equality and Civics Education (PEACE) Act, a bill that would block tax dollars from… Read More

July 31, 2023
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Expert thinks Georgia lawmakers will pass school choice legislation

(The Center Square) ā€“ Georgia lawmakers are likely to pass school choice legislation when they reconvene, one expert predicts. School choice has taken on new resonance after Rep. Mesha Mainor… Read More

July 28, 2023
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U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald proposes reform bill for nationā€™s largest teachersā€™ union

A U.S. congressman has proposed a bill to reform the National Education Association, which he accuses of being more ā€œa political machineā€ than an advocate for education. ā€œStudent success is… Read More

July 27, 2023