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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #9

Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in…

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Florida frets over rejected math textbooks as local school officials await details

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Days after rejecting dozens of math textbooks for including what the state Department of Education claimed were “indoctrinating concepts,” Florida officials on Monday continued to refuse requests for examples.

Miami Herald

Florida education agency rejects math books it claims contain Critical Race Theory

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida rejected 42 math textbooks publishers wanted to sell to the state’s public schools, claiming the books contained “critical race theory” or other “prohibited topics” and “unsolicited strategies,” the Department of Education said Friday.

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Once Again, Joe Biden Extends the Moratorium on Federal Student Loan Repayment

The Biden Administration will push student loan repayment until late summer.

Reason

Shame and secrecy shroud culture of sexual assault in boys' high school sports

A coat hanger. A broomstick. A pool cue.

The Conversation

Department of Education Prepares Rules Prohibiting School Discrimination Against Gay and Trans Students

It’s about a lot more than transgender girls’ participation in sports under Title IX, but expect that controversy to dominate the discussion.

Reason

Walgett high school rapidly going 'backwards' since Connected Communities introduced, critics say

Walgett Community College, infamous for violence and relentless staff turnover, has gone backwards at a "great rate of knots" since the very program designed to fix the problems was introduced, community members say.

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Small school saved by the bell as department admits it made an error

An error that almost saw a small but vocal school community lose a teacher and a classroom has been patched up by the NSW Department of Education after the local P&C made a racket.

Newcastle Herald

What's in the government's plans for SEND reform, as green paper published

A long-awaited green paper has been published, outlining planned reforms to SEND provision in England

Wales Online

Walgett Community College has been notoriously violent for years. Why hasn't that changed?

Walgett Community College is so notorious there are social media pages dedicated to cataloguing the routine violence that occurs within its walls. After 10 years of chaos, parents and students want to know why the problems aren't being fixed.

ABC News

NCPA Files Civil Rights Complaint in Next Pay-to-Play Step

The National College Players Association asserts that Division I schools are violating Black students’ civil rights by colluding to cap athlete compensation.

Sports Illustrated

Queanbeyan High School ordered to return to full-time on-campus teaching despite ongoing staff shortage

A Queanbeyan school is told by the NSW Department of Education to return to normal, full-time teaching hours after telling students in years seven to 10 that they should stay home two days per week.

ABC News

Education Department confident in COVID policies as the Riverland returns to school

The Department of Education says it's happy to see a low number of COVID-19 cases in Riverland schools as students return to campuses.

ABC News

Department of Education advises schools to close in 7 counties tomorrow amid Storm Eunice warnings

Schools in Cork, Kerry, Donegal, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon have been told to close due to Met Eireann weather warnings

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Will Ireland’s schools close due to Storm Eunice? Latest as Department of Education issues update

The last storm-related school closure was in December when Storm Barra wreaked havoc on the country. Schools, creches and third-level institutions in counties under red and orange weather warnings were advised to close for a number of days by the Department of Education

Irish Mirror

Will Ireland’s schools close due to Storm Eunice or Dudley? Latest as Met Eireann issues weather warnings

The last storm-related school closure was in December when Storm Barra wreaked havoc on the country. Schools, creches and third-level institutions in counties under status red and orange weather warnings were advised to close by the Department of Education

The Independent UK

Youngkin looks to root out critical race theory in Virginia

Virginia's Department of Education is conducting a review designed to root out critical race theory in schools

Tribune News Service

Nearly 1,500 NYC workers get the ax for flouting COVID vaccine mandate

Nearly 1,500 city workers lost their jobs Friday after failing to comply with a mandate that they are vaccinated for COVID — a bloodletting that included dismissals from the ranks of the NYPD, FDNY and the Department of Education.

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Parents told their son, 6, may be transphobic over his 'confusion' about boy in dress

Sally and Nigel Rowe from the Isle of Wight are now launching a judicial challenge against the Department of Education over the Church of England primary school's transgender guidelines

The Independent UK

Federal investigation of LGBTQ dating ban at BYU dismissed

The U.S. Department of Education has dismissed a civil-rights investigation into how LGBTQ students are disciplined at Brigham Young University

Dublin Live

Ballyfermot parents 'worried sick' as they plea for pause on amalgamation of schools

There are concerns that new building will not be ready in time and that students will be segregated

Tribune News Service

Borrower defense to repayment: How to get your student loans forgiven

If your school defrauded or misled you, then you might be able to apply for a loan discharge through the “borrower defense to repayment” or “borrower defense” program. Read on to learn how borrower defense works, who qualifies, the reasons the program exists, how regulations changed during the pandemic and…

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Almost 50 NSW schools relying on bottled drinking water, education department confirms

Labor and civic groups call for a permanent solution after the Department of Education confirms it is delivering bottled water to almost 50 schools in NSW.

Newcastle Herald

Parents devastated as disability class placed 'on review'

The Department of Education has placed the 'IM' class at Islington Public School "on review"

Dublin Live

Ballyfermot parents calling for a 'complete pause' on proposed amalgamation of three schools over building construction delays

There are concerns that new building will not be ready in time and that students will be segregated

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