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Legislation/legal affairs

Will renewed efforts to ban books from schools backfire? Yes, some say

Matt Zalaznick -
Efforts to remove books from schools may signal two outcomes: a slide into a new era of intolerance or an explosion of student interest in the very books being challenged.

Violent threats on social media are closing more schools than COVID this week

Matt Zalaznick -
More than 10,000 people have signed a student-led petition to close all schools in surrounding Oakland County, Michigan, through winter break in the wake of the Oxford High School tragedy.

Face mask litigation tracker: State-by-state chart of legal disputes

Amy Slater -
Our chart, updated daily, tracks COVID-19 face mask litigation by state.

Parents in one state can now tattle on schools that are mandating masks

Matt Zalaznick -
Parents in Missouri are now being encouraged to report school districts that are maintaining mask mandates, quarantines and other COVID-prevention policies to state authorities.

New resource offers Dos and Don’ts for administering Title I programs

LRP Media Group -
Dos and Don'ts When Administering ESEA/ESSA and Title I Programs covers topics that include compliance, allocations, use of funds for parent and family engagement, and more.

A high school goes remote for 2 days after lawsuit claims racism

Matt Zalaznick -
Bloomfield Hills High School in Michigan shifted to remote learning through Thanksgiving after a family filed a $150 million lawsuit alleging "dangerous racism," according to published reports.

Build Back Better Act approved by House has millions for CTE, teacher training

Charles Hendrix -
Build Back Better bill includes $112 million each for school leadership and teacher development and funding for universal pre-K and free school meals.

Controversial Texas district suddenly faces 3 federal civil rights probes

Matt Zalaznick -
Carroll ISD, which has stirred controversy over equity issues, now faces three civil rights investigations over complaints of racial and gender discrimination against students.

FBI tracking threats against educators after complaints from school boards, leaked email shows

Matt Zalaznick -
The F.B.I. in October created a so-called “threat tag” to classify reports of harassment or physical violence against administrators, staff, teachers and board members, a leaked email reveals.

Broadband access and student safety are getting billions from infrastructure plan

Charles Hendrix -
Law that Biden signed Monday funds safe routes to school programs, expanded broadband access, green school buses and removal of lead pipes that supply drinking water to schools,

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