A federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida school district’s policy requiring students to use the bathroom associated with their biological sex does not discriminate against transgender students. The decision settles a lawsuit brought by Drew Adams, a transgender student, who was denied access to the boys’ bathrooms as a 16-year-old at Allen D….
Appeals Court Upholds Florida School’s Policy of Basing Restroom Access on Biological Sex
Virginia AG Announces Investigation of a Top High School over Withholding Student National Recognition
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced on Wednesday that he would investigate the delay in informing students of national recognition at a Virginia high school, a day after the Commonwealth’s Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin formally asked him to do so. “The national merit award is a recognition and such a valuable tool in our…
Virginia AG Announces Investigation of Top High School Over Withholding Student National Recognition
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced on Wednesday that he would investigate the delay in informing students of national recognition at a Virginia high school, a day after the Commonwealth’s Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin formally asked him to do so. “The national merit award is a recognition and such a valuable tool in our…
Social Media Negatively Affecting Young People’s Body Image: Study
Social media are driving youngsters to have a low sense of self-worth and be dissatisfied with their appearances, according to a study published by London-based mental health charity stem4 on Jan. 3. “Social media is definitely negatively affecting me. As young people, we constantly compare ourselves to good-looking people online. On sites like TikTok, the…
Accidental Cannabis Consumption by Children Surges: Study
Record numbers of young people are experiencing or running the risk of severe health emergencies through the unwitting ingestion of products containing cannabis, a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics has found. While the illegal synthetic opiate trade, which contributes disproportionately to the more than 100,000 overdose deaths in America every year and…
States Competing for High-Wage Employers With ‘Workforce Development’ Initiatives
January 4, 2023
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It’s no secret that states compete with each other to attract “family wage” employers that provide health insurance and other benefits, especially in manufacturing and high-tech sectors. The standard competitive toolboxes offered by state legislatures usually include tax credits, assorted regulatory waivers, and a host of other “fine print” incentives to induce corporations and businesses…
States Compete for High-Wage Employers With ‘Workforce Development’ Initiatives
January 4, 2023
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2023 state legislative sessionseconomyEducation & Family NewsFeatured TopicsFederal-State RelationsLocal NewsPolicies & ImpactsPoliticsRegional NewsRegional-Local Newsstate legislaturesUSUS Newsworkforce development
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It’s no secret that states compete with each other to attract “family wage” employers that provide health insurance and other benefits, especially in manufacturing and high-tech sectors. The standard competitive toolboxes offered by state legislatures usually include tax credits, assorted regulatory waivers, and a host of other “fine print” incentives to induce corporations and businesses…
Buckle Up: 45 State Legislatures Convene 2023 Sessions by Jan. 18
January 3, 2023
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Forty-five state legislatures will convene 2023 sessions by Jan. 18, with 35 doing so on or before Jan. 11—including 18 this week. By the time deliberations conclude in December, the nation’s 7,383 state lawmakers will introduce on average a collective 110,000 bills—250,000 across two-year biennium sessions—and adopt more than 30,000 new laws and regulations. While…
New Florida School Board Cans Transgender Bathroom Guidelines, Promotes American Flag
January 3, 2023
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In what conservative parents consider a win, two newly-elected school board members in Miami-Dade County, Florida, wasted no time clarifying bathroom and locker rooms will be separated strictly by biological sex. No longer will transgender students get to choose which bathroom or locker room they’d like to use. Further, American flags—missing from many campuses—will be…
California Turns Into Transgender Sanctuary State for Kids Trying to Modify Their Gender
January 3, 2023
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California became the first sanctuary state in the country to allow children to undergo procedures related to modifying their gender on Jan. 1, adopting a stance that is vastly controversial, in contrast to some Republican-led states that have begun cracking down on invasive medical intervention for transgender-identifying kids. SB 107 was signed into law by Democrat…
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