The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a new Title IX rule that would make school policies illegal if they “categorically ban transgender students from participating on sports teams consistent with their gender identity.” The suggested regulation—a direct challenge to laws in about 20 states, including Texas and Florida—would apply to K-12 public schools, colleges, universities,…
New Biden Admin Rule on Transgender Student Athletes Prohibits ‘Categorical Bans’
Former Minister Quits Liberal Party Over Voice Stance
April 6, 2023
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Former Indigenous Minister Ken Wyatt has quit the centre-right Liberal Party following the party’s decision to oppose changing the country’s Constitution to include an Indigenous advisory body. “I still believe in the Liberal Party values but I don’t believe in what the Liberals have become,” he told the West Australian newspaper. “Aboriginal people are reaching…
Bill Giving Transitional Kindergarten Teachers 2 More Years of Classes Advances
April 6, 2023
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California legislators last week advanced a bill that would give transitional kindergarten teachers more time to earn teaching credentials. The state Assembly’s Education Committee unanimously approved Assembly Bill 1555 on March 31 and sent the bill to be reviewed by the Assembly Appropriations Committee in the coming weeks. The bill, introduced by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton)…
School Officials Secretly Transitioned 13-Year-Old Girl: Lawsuit
Officials at a school in Maine secretly gave a 13-year-old girl a tool to compress her breasts and began calling the girl a boy without letting the girl’s mother know, according to a new lawsuit. The mother, Amber Lavigne, did not learn of the secret transition until she found a chest binder in her daughter’s room…
Idaho Imposes ‘Abortion Trafficking’ Ban, Criminalizing Taking Minors Across State Lines to Abort Babies
Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday signed a bill that makes it a criminal offense for an adult to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent, even if the procedure to terminate the pregnancy is done out of state, formally establishing a new crime called “abortion trafficking.” Little, a Republican, signed into law…
‘Assassination Classroom’: Florida Parents Decry Graphic Books Depicting Students Killing Teacher
April 6, 2023
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Parents have expressed their shock in discovering that a book series about killing a teacher is available in some Florida schools. Days after three children and three staff members of The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, were shot and killed by a 29-year-old former student, Florida parents warned the Hillsborough County School Board about a…
Indiana Bans Gender Reassignment Procedures for Minors
April 5, 2023
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With a signature from Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb, Indiana has banned gender reassignment interventions for minors. That means minors will not be able to use puberty blockers, hormone medicines, or undergo gender reassignment surgery until they have the maturity granted from 18 years of life. Senate Bill 480, signed on Wednesday, prohibits a physician or…
‘An Abrogation of Leadership’: Australian PM Responds to Liberal Decision Not to Back The Voice
April 5, 2023
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called the Liberal Party’s decision not to back a federal Indigenous Voice to Parliament a “sad day.” In response to the opposition’s announcement that its party members were “overwhelmingly” against The Voice, Albanese cited criticism from Indigenous leader Noel Pearson who likened Liberal leader Peter Dutton to an “undertaker preparing…
Los Angeles Unified Shortens Winter Break from 3 to 2 Weeks
April 5, 2023
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The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) last week announced it would significantly cut its winter break—a move that has the district’s teachers union crying foul. The district March 27 announced plans to shorten its three-week winter break—which typically takes place from mid-December to the first week of January—to two-and-a-half weeks in the upcoming 2023–24…
Los Angeles Unified Shortens Winter Break from 3 Weeks to 2 Weeks
April 5, 2023
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The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) last week announced it would significantly cut its winter break—a move that has the district’s teachers union crying foul. The district March 27 announced plans to shorten its three-week winter break—which typically takes place from mid-December to the first week of January—to two-and-a-half weeks in the upcoming 2023–24…
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