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Indoctrination? Ditch public schools, Colorado GOP tells parents

Micah Ward -
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.

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

Matt Zalaznick -
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

Matt Zalaznick -
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.

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

Micah Ward -
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.

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

Matt Zalaznick -
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

Book bans are hitting new heights this school year

Matt Zalaznick -
Books about women, sexual violence and rape that have are being challenged based on obscenity while race, LGBTQ and transgender identities continue to be frequent targets.

New Florida bill limits book objections in school libraries

Micah Ward -
Folks without children are limited to one book challenge per month, the new law declares. Parents—including those who home-school children—are allowed unlimited objections.

4 ways to compare how school climate is recovering

Matt Zalaznick -
New research shows how school leaders are faring with teacher shortages, political polarization, curriculum restrictions and their financial futures.

How are two years of teaching restrictions impacting classrooms?

Matt Zalaznick -
“Students do not feel comfortable asking honest questions and teachers do not feel comfortable about giving honest answers," one teacher told researchers examining curriculum restrictions.

Chaplains in public schools? What’s behind a new push

Matt Zalaznick -
Lawmakers proposing the bills are pointing to counselor shortages but are not completely playing down the religious aspects of putting chaplains in schools.

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