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Nov 28 2023
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Private Christian school sues over state policy on transgender athletes
This article by John Lippman was first published Nov. 27 in the Valley News. Two Upper Valley families are plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit challenging Vermont’s rules on transgender athletes in high school sports, arguing that the state’s inclusive policies violate their religious beliefs and are discriminatory. The lawsuit also asks the court to order the defendants to pay “nominal” and “
VT Digger
Oct 15 2023
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Arkansas school vouchers are a giveaway to private school families
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law last spring creating a new school voucher program as part of what she called a “transformational education plan, unleashing a new era of freedom, opportunity and prosperity for all.” (The law also banned teaching about “gender identity, sexual orientation, and sexual reproduction” before fifth grade—freedom!) At the time, University of Arkansas
Daily Kos
Oct 03 2023
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zBest K 8 Private Denver Metro — The Logan School
The Logan School serves students in grades K-8 on a 13-acre campus. Our mission is to cultivate the curiosities of gifted children and our approach is as unique and individual as the children who make up our community. We simply don’t believe that one size can possibly fit all when it comes to education. At The Logan School, the student experience is driven by curiosity, exploration, and
The Colorado Sun
Oct 28 2023
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Parents, education groups challenge state's new private school vouchers
The South Carolina Department of Education is facing a lawsuit filed Thursday with the state Supreme Court by parents and education advocates challenging the state’s new Education Scholarship Trust Fund voucher program. In the lawsuit, plaintiffs claimed that the fund, which could divert millions of dollars of state funds from public schools to private schools, violated the state constitution
Charleston City Paper
Oct 27 2023
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10/27 NEWSBREAK: Teachers' advocates challenge private school vouchers
South Carolina teacher advocates and parents filed a challenge Thursday to a new Republican-backed law allowing taxpayer dollars to help families pay for private schools. The groups, which include the S.C. Education Association and state chapter of the NAACP, claim the new law violates several sections of the state constitution, including the constitutional prohibition on public dollars
Charleston City Paper
Oct 12 2023
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Nearly 19K OK’d for Iowa's private school savings accounts
But no details yet on how many students are using them and where DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Education announced Thursday that nearly 19,000 education savings accounts have been approved under a new program that lets families use public funds to pay for private school tuition. But the number of students who used the accounts to attend private school this year, as well as the number of
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Oct 12 2023
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Nearly 19,000 approved for Iowa's private school savings accounts
The number of students who used an ESA to attend private school this year, as well as the number of students who transferred out of public school to attend private school with an ESA, will not be made public until certified enrollment data is released in December, department officials said. The number reflects students who applied and were approved for the state assistance, not the number of
Sioux-City Journal
Oct 12 2023
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Nearly 19,000 approved for Iowa's private school savings accounts
The number of students who used an ESA to attend private school this year, as well as the number of students who transferred out of public school to attend private school with an ESA, will not be made public until certified enrollment data is released in December, department officials said. The number reflects students who applied and were approved for the state assistance, not the number of
Quad-City Times
Nov 28 2023
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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter to be honored in private tribute service
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter will be remembered Tuesday with a tribute service attended by President Joe Biden and her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, as well as numerous current and former politicians and first ladies. The service, which will take place at Glenn Memorial Church on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta, comes a little over a week after Carter died Nov. 19 at
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