Alaska House committee advances, expands proposal to bar trans girls from girls sports
Amended bill would add elementary, middle school and collegiate sports to limits in place for high school
By Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon - April 16, 2024Education
A judge is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in the case.
By Associated Press - July 13, 2020Trump continues to spread falsehoods about a pandemic that is not under control.
By Associated Press - July 13, 2020The American Academy of Pediatrics said decisions should be made by health experts and local leaders.
By Associated Press - July 10, 2020The CDC will not revise its guidelines despite the vice president’s claim that it would.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 09, 2020Earlier in the week, Trump told schools to open amid a surge in coronavirus cases or face a loss of federal funding.
By Emily Singer - July 09, 2020Education Secretary Betsy DeVos echoed Trump’s call for schools to open in the fall.
By Emily Singer - July 08, 2020Alex Azar downplayed agency guidance this week meant to keep schools safe for students and teachers.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 07, 2020The upcoming convention builds on more than a century of Black political organizing.
By Associated Press - July 04, 2020Also: Oklahoma expands Medicaid and Congress unveils an ambitious climate proposal.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 03, 2020The Trump administration supported the petitioners’ Supreme Court appeal.
By Associated Press - June 30, 2020‘I cannot recommend this place to anyone who is a marginalized person. Period,’ said a Black graduate of the school.
By Associated Press - June 28, 2020The Department of Justice claimed in a lawsuit that John Bolton had divulged classified information in his upcoming book.
By Josh Israel - June 18, 2020The abolition of slavery has often been described as the most important civil rights moment in American history — but Trump disagrees.
By Oliver Willis - June 16, 2020‘It is outrageous to threaten schools to open no matter what in the middle of a pandemic,’ said Rep. Andy Levin.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 12, 2020The president of the National Education Association says schools need federal guidance in order to reopen safely.
By Josh Israel - June 04, 2020The ACLU said, ‘All that today’s finding represents is yet another attack from the Trump administration on transgender students.’
By Associated Press - May 29, 2020Gavin Grimm’s case is back in the spotlight.
By Casey Quinlan - May 26, 2020Former Rep. Claudia Tenney is demanding that schools reopen in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 13, 2020‘To those who would suggest a pause, I would say the hunger doesn’t take a pause, the rent doesn’t take a pause,’ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
By Associated Press - May 12, 2020A group of parents is suing the Madison School District over its gender-affirming policies.
By Casey Quinlan - May 08, 2020Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ attack on public schools ‘could significantly harm’ low-income students, according to state school superintendents.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 06, 2020Substitute teachers and aides have been largely left jobless amid the pandemic — and few are guaranteed a job when schools reopen in the fall.
By Liz Posner - April 29, 2020Liberty University’s president has claimed concerns about the spread of coronavirus are overblown.
By Associated Press - March 30, 2020Jerry Falwell Jr. is ordering faculty back to campus.
By Emily Singer - March 24, 2020Free yoga classes, free shark story hours, and charitable giving are just some of the ways people are making the best of a tough situation.
By Josh Israel - March 16, 2020A number of schools across the country are also canceling athletic events and study abroad programs as the number of COVID-19 cases grows.
By Josh Israel - March 09, 2020The state House of Representatives eventually passed the comprehensive measure after almost six hours of debate.
By Josh Israel - March 05, 2020Arizona Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill to effectively ban transgender girls from interscholastic sports.
By Josh Israel - February 27, 2020Also this week, New Mexico pledged to invest $300 million for early childhood education, and Kentucky announced a record number of registered voters.
By Dan Desai Martin - February 21, 2020The Trump administration has repeatedly attacked the U.S. media as ‘fake news.’
By Emily Singer - February 19, 2020