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Southern California school district sues Gov. Newsom over new transgender law

The Chino Valley Unified School District, involved in an ongoing legal battle with the state over the district’s gender-identity policy, sued Gov. Gavin Newsom over a new law banning districts from requiring that parents be notified of their child’s gender identification change.

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall. How are Texas districts responding?

More than 1.5 million customers lost power in Houston, Texas early Monday morning. In preparation, these school districts chose to remain closed.

Indoctrination? Ditch public schools, Colorado GOP tells parents

The Colorado Republican Party also encouraged families who feel their rights are being stripped to identify religious exemptions that may serve as a case against the new state policy on preferred pronouns.

TGIF time-saver: A partnership, cultural preservation and a footrace? Oh my

In this new series, "TGIF Timesaver" aims to bring you pressing—and sometimes lighthearted—straight to the point news from the week to help bring you and your cabinet up to speed.

Anti-LGBTQ+ policies are now taking a bigger toll on young people

The record number of anti-LGTBQ policies enacted in the past year have become so disruptive that young people and their families are considering leave their homes, a new study warns. 

School boards: The four keywords that keep coming up in the biggest districts

Do school boards share the priorities of their district's superintendents? Do they share the same priorities across the country? Burbio has been providing regular updates on the hot-button topics that are priorities at meetings right now.

State ranks No. 1 for education despite years of controversy

Florida has stirred up plenty of controversy around K12 and higher education in recent years. But it still tops this influential list.

Education won’t suffer if TikTok is banned. Here’s why

It's been great for outreach and culture-building, but educators will simply turn elsewhere, says one former principal whose viral TikToks kept students engaged and in-the-know.

Superintendent turnover: Dozens of new hires and 6 departures

A handful of district leaders found new homes while school boards hired first-time superintendents at a rapid clip and a few systems are suddenly looking for replacements.

Title IX: States line up to defy new K12 LGBTQ protections

Governors and education leaders of several states are ordering schools not to comply with Biden Administration Title IX update that outlaws harassment based on gender identity or sexual orientation

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