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Two in two weeks: Another superintendent loses job after bringing a gun to school

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John Gunn was arrested this week for allegedly bringing a gun to the central office the day after he resigned as superintendent of the McCreary County School District in rural Kentucky.

DeSantis issues target list of school board members he hopes to unseat in 2024

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Some 14 school board members from across the state are now in the sights of the Florida governor and the far-right group Moms for Liberty, who intended to replace these officials with “Freedom First” candidates for reasons ranging from supporting mask mandates to being "lifelong Democrats."

Publicly funded private school? It’s on the table in several states

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The growing popularity of education savings accounts is raising the specter for K12 leaders that the school choice movement could siphon more funds away from the public education system.

Here are the greatest dangers in the most dangerous states for students

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The chances of being sexually assaulted, threatened with a weapon, bullied, or exposed to illegal drugs are among the key safety measurements being tracked.

How new ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills are more restrictive than the original

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A proposal in Indiana would banish instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity from all classrooms, kindergarten through 12th grade, while Iowa lawmakers aim to eliminate the topics through eighth grade.

300 picture books most-banned in schools describe our struggles for inclusion

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Many of the picture books yanked from school shelves tell the true stories of civil rights or LGBTQ experiences while some are simply "lighthearted fiction about animals or babies."

District’s first Black superintendent is accusing school board of discrimination

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Omar Easy filed a formal complaint against Wayland Public Schools in Massachusetts after he was suspended "without explanation" earlier last week.

Superintendent shifts: 2 big retirements, one sudden dismissal and lots of new leaders

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Superintendents of the Wake County Public School System—North Carolina's largest district—and of the schools in Wisconsin's capital will both step down this summer.

Did Florida shrink African American Studies? College Board is firing back

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College Board denies trimming AP African American Studies curriculum based on Florida's complaints and says it never even received any formal feedback from the state's education officials.

Healthier school meals rules are looming. Here is what they look like

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Reducing salt and sugar content across school menus is the leading goal of new nutrition standards that may soon be served up in cafeterias.

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