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Columbus, OH

Florida State

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Satanists have been volunteering as counselors in Florida public schools after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a law pressing for more religion in education. Members of the Satanic Temple stated that they are ready to act as volunteer chaplains under state law HB 931, which had taken effect earlier this month, opening campuses to more “counseling and support to students” from outside organizations.

Satanists Volunteer As Counselors In Florida Schools After Gov. DeSantis Signs Law Pushing For More Religion In Education

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Louisiana State

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry offered some advice to parents unhappy about the Ten Commandments being displayed in their child’s school - “Tell the child not to look at it.”. During a press conference on Monday, Landry dismissed any potential criticisms about the state requiring public schools to display...

Louisiana Governor advises parents upset about Ten Commandments display in schools to ‘tell the child not to look’

New Jersey State

Blairstown, NJ

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Two Black former students have come forward with serious allegations against North Warren Regional High School in Blairstown, New Jersey, claiming the school fostered a culture of extreme racism that led one student to withdraw to escape the hostility. Allegations of racism and bullying. According to a lawsuit filed in...

2 Black former students sue New Jersey school for alleged racism and bullying

TIME

We are in a new wave of public school closures. Yours could be next, write Jessica Alcantara and Laura Petty.

Project 2025’s Plan to Eliminate Public Schools Has Already Started

The start of the school year often brings questions for families about schedules, supplies and new teachers. But for some students in Virginia, the most pressing question is a simple one: What should they call their school?. Briana Brown and A.D. Carter are starting their senior year of high school...

Students divided after returning to schools with Confederate names restored

Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Brooklyn, NY

Racism is a difficult subject to discuss among adults and it can be just as challenging when talking about it with children. It's important for parents or teachers to talk about it in a way that's age-appropriate and to address any strong emotions that are caused by the discussion. Talking...

Kindergarten teacher gently explaining racism to her students is a must-see for all kids

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Anti-Black racism affects various aspects of society, including the health care system. In mental health care, this form of discrimination can significantly affect the quality of care that Black people receive. This article explores anti-Black racism and mental health care, its effects on mental health, and strategies to promote more...

Anti-Black racism in mental health care

Ithaca, NY

Apple Valley News Now

(CNN) — A former Cornell University student was sentenced to nearly two years in prison for threatening to kill members of the university’s Jewish community last fall, according to the prosecutor’s office.

Former Cornell student sentenced to nearly 2 years for threatening to kill members of the university’s Jewish community

Chalkbeat

Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.A new coalition is on high alert for violations of a landmark Supreme Court ruling that guarantees children the right to a free public education regardless of their immigration status.Known as Education for All, the campaign is working to counteract anti-immigrant rhetoric and conservative policy proposals seeking to limit the educational rights of undocumented children, which are protected by the 1982 Supreme Court decision Plyler v. Doe.The campaign, which launched in May, comes as The Heritage Foundation, a think tank with ties to...

Undocumented kids have a right to attend public schools. This coalition wants to keep it that way.

21Ninety

The gender pay gap has long been a fight for equality with women. Recent studies have found that women earned about 82 cents for every dollar men make in their jobs. The gap stretches even wider for Black women, earning about 70 percent of what white men make. Today, initiatives, like Hire Black Now, are… Continue reading Five High-Paying Jobs Black Women Need To Be Doing

Five High-Paying Jobs Black Women Need To Be Doing

Minnesota State

In the fall of 2018, Oak Park and River Forest High School — where I had taught history for a dozen years — experienced a spate of antisemitic hate crimes. Swastikas seemed ubiquitous on campus, located in the Chicago suburbs. That November, just weeks after the attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, a student airdropped a swastika onto a thousand phones at an assembly.

As a Holocaust educator, I’ve grappled with same questions Tim Walz explored — and that’s reassuring

Latin Times

The Latino population in the United States grew by 3.2 million from the beginning of the pandemic to mid-2023, accounting for 91% of the country's overall population increase during this period, according to a new analysis of Census Bureau data by William Frey, a of the Brookings Institution. Frey, a...

Latinos accounted for over 90% of U.S.' population growth since the beginning of the pandemic

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, quotes and commentary that appear in this article are from an interview conducted by the author with those mentioned.]. Beloved, Tony Award-winning actress Alice Ghostley, who died at 81 in 2007, found mainstream fame in three hit TV shows: Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Mayberry R.F.D. (CBS, 1968-1971), and Designing Women (CBS, 1986-1993). However, she initially declined participation in of those landmark series. What follows is what happened.

'Bewitched' Actress Alice Ghostley Refused "2nd Mrs. Kravitz" Role After Friend Alice Pearce Died

The decision to join the military is more about money now than ever. Here’s why fewer Americans are signing up and how finances play a big role. The starting pay for an enlisted soldier is significantly lower compared to private sector jobs requiring similar levels of education and responsibility. For example, a private in the Army starts at about $20,000 a year, while entry-level positions in tech can offer salaries several times that amount.

The Cost of Honor: More Americans Are Turning Away From a Military Career

New York State

New York Post

The head of the powerful United Federation of Teachers union supports Gov. Kathy Hochul’s push to ban smartphones in New York schools — but says individual districts should have the “flexibility” to implement it the way they want.

Asked whether he thought a statewide policy was necessary Wednesday, UFT President Michael Mulgrew said, “If the state says each district has to come up with a plan and submit it.”

But, he added, “So this way you give the school district the flexibility to do it the way they want to do it, let them engage with their parents because this is a...

UFT president supports Hochul’s  smartphone ban in schools but wants districts to have a say, too

The Current GA

Advanced Placement African American studies will be offered in Georgia high schools with state funding, Superintendent Richard Woods said Tuesday, but some members of both political parties are still wondering why there was ever any question.

Georgia schools chief reverses African American studies ‘mistake’

Los Angeles, CA

CBS News

A federal judge said the University of California, Los Angeles failed to protect the religious freedom of Jewish students earlier this year by allowing them to be excluded from certain parts of campus during protests. U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday which orders the university...

U.S. judge says UCLA failed to protect Jewish students, orders fair access to all of campus

Jersey City, NJ

Hoboken, NJ

NewsBreak

A new Anti-Defamation League archive aims to show how hate and the fight against it have evolved

Rifling through stacks of dusty cardboard boxes, Sarah Hopley opened one and found a faded manilla folder that looked promising. Its label read “KKK, 1983 JUN-1989.”....

A new Anti-Defamation League archive aims to show how hate and the fight against it have evolved

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