Mar 30 Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signs largest teacher pay raise in years By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Starting July 1, teachers will receive an average increase of about $5,100. That's a jump of more than 10 percent over their current pay. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 7:11 How Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law regulates school lessons on gender, sexual orientation By John Yang, Ebony Joseph A controversial new law went into effect in Florida this week. Coined by opponents as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, it forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for kindergarten through third grade. But those who oppose the bill… Continue watching
Mar 30 Oklahoma, Arizona governors sign transgender athletes bans into law By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Republican governors in Arizona and Oklahoma have both signed bills into law that prevent transgender girls and women from competing on female sports teams. Continue reading
Mar 28 LGBTQ+ parents fear their children will have to hide their families at school under Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill By Sara Luterman, The 19th Vague language in the bill leaves LGBTQ+ parents worried their children will be stifled. Continue reading
Mar 28 Florida 'Don't say gay bill' signed by Gov. Ron Desantis By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. Continue reading
Mar 26 Policies to reduce child poverty can help in their growth and development, study finds By Zachary Green In the study, 400 low-income mothers of infants were given cash payments of $333 a month. Another 600 mothers received $20 a month. Researchers found that infants in the higher cash group displayed more fast-paced brain activity than those in… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson picks up Sen. Joe Manchin's support In our news wrap Friday, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson picked up the crucial support of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was released from a Washington hospital, Minneapolis teachers reached a tentative deal to… Continue watching
Mar 24 New Orleans school board looks to undo little-known 1922 rule banning jazz music By Associated Press During Carnival season, flocks of marching bands parade through the city streets even though jazz music and dancing has been banned in New Orleans public schools for almost a century. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 9:42 States call in the National Guard to mitigate school staffing shortages By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas For two years, the pandemic has hammered schools and accentuated the staffing shortages they are facing. It’s led to enormous problems with teacher morale, burnout, school closures and learning losses. But some states are using the National Guard to fill… Continue watching
Mar 24 Federal judge sides with 12 disabled kids seeking masks in schools By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press A federal judge says 12 Virginia schoolchildren who are particularly vulnerable to getting sick from COVID-19 can seek a "reasonable accommodation" such as requiring their classmates to wear masks. Continue reading