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Stafford County School District Fair Includes ‘Palestine’ While Excluding Israel

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Sarah Roderick-Fitch | November 27, 2023 (The Center Square) — A Northern Virginia middle school chose “Palestine” as their country to represent as part of a school district-wide multicultural fair, omitting any recognition of the State of Israel – including maps. The fair was recently presented by the Stafford County Public Schools “to empower multicultural […]

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Multi-State Coalition Sues Meta Over Youth Mental Health

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Kenneth Schrupp | October 26, 2023 (The Center Square) – A broad, bipartisan 33-state coalition filed a federal lawsuit in California against Meta, which operates Instagram and Facebook, alleging harms to youths’ “mental and physical” health after a nationwide investigation announced in 2021 involving many of the coalition’s member states.  The lawsuit alleges that Meta

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Attorneys General Side With Parental Rights Over Maryland School Board

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Morgan Sweeney | October 20, 2023 (The Center Square) — Leading a group of 23 attorneys general, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares filed an amicus brief on Wednesday on behalf of the plaintiffs in Mahmoud v. McKnight, a lawsuit involving Maryland parents and the Montgomery County School Board.  Along with over 30 other states, Maryland law

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Report Gives Florida Nation’s Best Overall Grade for Education Freedom

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Andrew Powell | October 4, 2023 (The Center Square) — After a legislative session where Florida lawmakers passed universal school choice, the state was recognized as the nation’s best in a recent report for its policies on education  The nonprofit American Legislative Exchange Council, which previously published the Report Card on American Education over the past

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WalletHub: Virginia Ranks ‘Best State for Teachers’

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Morgan Sweeney | September 20, 2023 (The Center Square) — Virginia is 2023’s best state for teachers, according to a study conducted by personal finance website WalletHub. WalletHub ranked states by 24 weighted metrics in two major categories: Opportunity and competition and academic and work environment. Virginia placed first for the former and eleventh for the

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Sexually Explicit Library Books Subject of Congressional Hearing

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Kevin Bessler | September 14, 2023 (The Center Square) – The books being made available to children in public schools and libraries was the topic of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, with an Illinois law thrust into the spotlight. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias testified before the committee to explain the legislation.

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Report: Chicago Teachers’ Union President Sends Child to Private School

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Andrew Hensel | September 12, 2023 (The Center Square) – Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis-Gates, who has been outspoken against the state’s school choice program, is sending her child to a private school, according to the Illinois Republican Party and other reports.  Davis-Gates took office in 2022 to lead the third largest teachers union

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Youngkin Announces Education Initiative to Address Learning Loss

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Morgan Sweeney | September 9, 2023 (The Center Square) — Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced his ALL IN VA plan, intended to help Virginia students recover from COVID-19 learning loss and return to higher academic standards, on the heels of the announcement of the Virginia Assessment Results for the 2022-23 school year. The plan is the latest

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