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fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

School celebrates as SCOTUS rejects forced outing case: "The good guys win, and truth prevails" - LGBTQ Nation

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal to limit trans students' rights in schools, affirming support for trans/nonbinary students' identities and needs.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months ago

Florida Introduces "Sanitized" Sociology Textbook

They say the state's process for developing the textbook and new course framework was opaque, rushed and designed to pressure universities into adopting censored learning materials without a legal directive to do so. Furthermore, the textbook-a heavily edited version of an open-source sociology textbook titled Introduction to Sociology 3e-now makes only cursory mentions of important sociological concepts regarding race, gender, sexuality and other topics that have drawn Republican ire.
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Right-wing politics
fromAdvocate.com
5 months ago

Ron DeSantis wants a Turning Point USA chapter at every Florida school

Ron DeSantis seeks Turning Point USA chapters in every Florida public high school and threatens consequences for districts that block chapter formation.
US politics
fromSun Sentinel
6 months ago

DeSantis defends new law allowing charter schools to demand free space in public school buildings

A new Florida law allows certain charter "schools of hope" to demand free space and services in public schools, prompting support and local concern.
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