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LGBTQ+

Gender policies take center stage as the 2023 school year begins

Micah Ward -
"We know that students can only learn effectively when they feel supported," wrote Michelle Reid, superintendent of Fairfax Schools in opposition to the state's newly enacted transgender policies.

How this Iowa district deployed AI to ban 19 books from its libraries

Matt Zalaznick -
Mason City Community Schools removed the books from grade 7-12 libraries, with an administrator saying that the size of its collection was too large for staff to read every title.

Here are the 3 big impacts political polarization is having in the classroom

Matt Zalaznick -
Political polarization has made their job "intolerable," teachers say in a new survey. Here's how teachers says administrators, parents and colleagues can solve the problem.

Head scratcher? Florida blocks AP Psychology over LGBTQ+ content

Matt Zalaznick -
State education officials have told superintendents that college-level AP Psychology can only be taught if content covering sexual orientation and gender identity is excluded. 

Which states allow transgender athletes to compete in sports?

Micah Ward -
Nearly one-third of transgender students now live in a state that bars them from participating in school sports, according to the nonprofit think tank Movement Advancement Project.

Virginia superintendents line up to defy new K12 transgender restrictions

Matt Zalaznick -
District leaders declare they will not follow their Republican governor's recently announced "Model Policies" on what bathrooms and pronouns transgender students can use.

Superintendents are stressed out. Here is the No. 1 reason

Matt Zalaznick -
Turnover has risen from around 14% to 17% since the beginning of the pandemic and neither test scores nor safety appear to be among the top five reasons for K12 leaders' growing anxiety.

How Pride Month is driving LGBTQ+ reform—and resistance—in these school districts

Micah Ward -
While many of these efforts proved to have little impact on their district's policies, they succeeded in sparking conversation and raising awareness for a historically underrepresented student group.

Your students’ parents may have conflicting views on K12 LGBTQ policies

Matt Zalaznick -
When it comes to K12 LGBTQ policies in schools, parents and other adults prefer classroom discussions about the LGBTQ community to using students' preferred pronouns.

Why was this superintendent fired by her board during social studies clash?

Matt Zalaznick -
With students and teachers protesting Tuesday over the narrowing of a social studies curriculum, the Temecula Valley Unified School District's board fired its superintendent, Jodi McClay.

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