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SC congressman again proposes closing 'loophole' that allowed Charleston shooter to buy gun • SC Daily Gazette Rep. Jim Clyburn announced his latest attempt to close the so-called loophole that allowed the Mother Emanuel shooter to buy his gun.

SC congressman again proposes closing ‘loophole’ that allowed Charleston shooter to buy gun

Rep. Jim Clyburn launched his latest effort one week from the 10-year anniversary of the Mother Emanuel massacre

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A Tie at the Top: Why the Supreme Court’s 4-4 Split on Religious Charter Schools Still Spells Trouble for Public Education - Public Voices For Public Schools The question at hand is simple yet profound: Can a religious institution operate a publicly funded charter school?

@professorjvh.bsky.social in Public Voices for Public Schools - A Tie at the Top: Why the Supreme Court’s 4-4 Split on Religious Charter Schools Still Spells Trouble for Public Education pv4ps.org/a-tie-at-t... @americansunited.bsky.social

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — US Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on charges of ‘forcibly impeding’ immigration officers at New Jersey detention facility.

Back to the South: Harvard Settles Lawsuit Over Enslaved Images After nearly two centuries and a legal battle years in the making, images of enslaved ancestors from South Carolina are finally coming home. On May 28th, Harvard University agreed to release the 1850…

Nearly two centuries after the university commissioned racist scientific images of Renty and Delia, their portraits are finally being returned where they belong.

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The Truth About School Policing Despite post-George Floyd promises to prioritize student wellness and care, Black kids face more policing than in 2020.

Despite post-George Floyd promises to prioritize student wellness and care, Black kids face more policing than in 2020. #GeorgeFloyd #schoolpolicing

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We Carry Them Still: George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and the South’s Reckoning With Reform On May 25, 2020, the world watched as George Floyd was murdered on a Minneapolis street beneath the knee of a police officer, who held his neck to the pavement for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. That…

I usually don’t write on Sundays, but as the nation marks the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death, the South also reckons with Black lives lost and justice undone after the DOJ abandoned the very reforms promised in their names. #GeorgeFloyd #Reform

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Why Popular Banks Accepted Enslaved People as Collateral When profits were prioritized over human rights

Fresh words✨

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Stripping the South: How Medicaid Cuts Could Break Black Disabled Families Although the bill proposing $880 billion in cuts recently stalled in Congress, advocates warn the threat to Medicaid still looms — and…

With up to $880 billion in cuts recently approved in the House, advocates warn that the threat to Medicaid is greater than ever — and Black families are bracing for what comes next.

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Opinion | I knew the pain of apartheid. How dare Trump embrace Afrikaners as refugees. If the Episcopal Church had agreed to resettle South African Boers, then it would have elevated a lie that will affect refugee resettlement for years to come.

Naomi Tutu, daughter of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu (and an Episcopal priest herself) fully addresses the lie at the heart of the claim of that white South Africans are “refugees.” Amplify her voice.

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Malcolm X Still Scares America —That’s Why Schools Erase Him Not teaching Malcolm X in schools deprives students of the truth — and the tools — to understand themselves and fight injustice.

Malcolm X Still Scares America —That’s Why Schools Erase Him on Word In Black now. #MalcolmX #Black #Education

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Bulk buy children's books for schools Do you need to order books for your classroom, school library or child's birthday / Christmas present in bulk? Our bulk order page makes it easy to order complete sets of year group school reading…

Do you need books for your school, a birthday or Christmas presents? Our bulk buy page makes it easy to order complete sets of reading lists & multiple copies for class sets.
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Donate to Gabriel's journey to Nationals!, organized by Ranel Heard Hello! My name is Ranel Heard and I am the proud mother of Gabriel Heard. Gabriel is in th… Ranel Heard needs your support for Gabriel's journey to Nationals!

Last year, I shared a gofundme for one of our students that made it to nationals for the National History Day competition. This year, his younger brother is going. Our first junior high student to make it to Nationals! There is no funding for travel and registration. Please help!
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Unapologetic Black art is having a very significant moment right now and someone needs to write about why this is such a powerful AND necessary contrast to the current political moment.

The Fire This Time: On the Burning of the Nottoway Plantation On May 15, 2025, fire tore through the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana. Once the South’s largest surviving antebellum mansion, this 64-room, 53,000-square-foot landmark held a…

As flames consumed Nottoway Plantation, the South’s largest antebellum mansion, they set ablaze generations of unfinished reckonings between Black liberation and White nostalgia. #nottoway #louisiana

Read more on 13th and South.

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Double Discipline: The New Weight Black Kids Will Carry in Schools A new federal order pushing schools away from equity in discipline practices will put Black students at a greater risk of being over-policed in classrooms.

A new federal order pushing schools away from equity in discipline practices will put Black students at a greater risk of being over-policed in classrooms. #discipline #education #blackstudents

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Why is sex so scary to book banners? • SC Daily Gazette Commentary from Malinda Lo, the author of one of the books the State Board of Education ruled must be pulled from K-12 library shelves.

COMMENTARY from Malinda Lo, the author of one of the books being pulled from SC public school libraries...

Why is sex so scary to book banners? scdailygazette.com/2025/05/08/w...

Religious school reprieve from NY education standards to be included in state budget Yeshivas and private schools would get up to seven more years to comply with education standards.

One day, we’ll look back in horror at public policies that let religious belief serve as a shield for educational neglect.

California's Bold Plan to Transform Reading Instruction A new bill backed by the NAACP and educators aims to overhaul how reading is taught before another generation of Black kids is left behind.

Just weeks after the Black Minds Matter report found that Black kids in California wouldn't reach reading proficiency until 2070, a lawmaker in the Golden State says she has a solution.

Read more on Word In Black now. #literacy #education #naacp
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Small Towns, Big Opportunities: Many Workers in Rural Areas Have Good Jobs, but These Areas Need Greater Investment in Education, Training, and Career Counseling - CEW Georgetown Despite stereotypes of being left behind, rural America offers good jobs, particularly in blue-collar fields.

Rural America needs more comprehensive counseling services in schools, colleges, and communities to help individuals make decisions about their career pathways. bit.ly/3SJZIxI

Alabama high school requirements now allow students to trade chemistry for carpentry A new Alabama law will allow high school students to replace upper level math and science classes, such as Algebra 2 or chemistry, with career and technical education courses, like cosmetology or arch...

“Americans are questioning the value of the return on their investment: Is it worth my money? Is it worth my time?” hechingerreport.org/a-new-kind-o...

Trump sets 90-day pause on many tariffs, hikes China to 125% • Alabama Reflector The announcement came just hours after the president posted on social media “BE COOL!” and “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT.”

Via @ashleymurray.bsky.social: Trump wrote on social media that he was ordering a "90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately.” The specific countries that will receive the tariff rates lowered to 10% is unclear.

Multiple federal judges temporarily halt Trump's Alien Enemies Act removals UPDATE: The ACLU filed cases in New York and Texas challenging the administration's use of the wartime power for deportations. Judges responded quickly.

UPDATED REPORT: Multiple federal judges temporarily halt Trump's Alien Enemies Act removals.

The ACLU filed cases in New York and Texas challenging the administration's use of the wartime power for deportations. Judges responded quickly.

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More than 60,000 North Carolinians, including members of the armed forces deployed overseas, have 15 business days to make sure their votes counted.

College DEI Probes Undermine Black HS Success Trump-era investigations are casting doubt on Black achievement. However, educators say the myth of lower standards is not just wrong — but dangerous.

Trump-era investigations are casting doubt on Black achievement. However, educators say the myth of lower standards is not just wrong — but dangerous.

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Stateline Democracy Reporter • States Newsroom

Top of the morning: @stateline.org is hiring a democracy reporter. I need journalists in Central NC to apply to this so you can work at @statesnewsroom.com HQ and media gossip with me. statesnewsroom.com/staff-openin...

Alabama Senate passes bill expanding religious exemptions from vaccines • Alabama Reflector The Alabama Senate passed a bill allowing students or their guardians to claim a religious vaccine exemption without providing an explanation.

Via @alander.bsky.social: The Alabama Senate Thursday passed a bill expanding the pool of people who can claim a religious exemption from vaccines and allowing them to do so without explanation.

CoSN 2025: Calling on K-12 Leaders to Fight for E-Rate Experts at the Consortium for School Networking’s annual conference in Seattle urged K-12 leaders to contact the FCC and Congress and voice their support for the E-rate program that funds school broad...

At #CoSN2025, K-12 leaders were urged to speak up for E-rate! Contact the FCC & Congress to protect vital funding for school broadband -
CoSN 2025: Calling on K-12 Leaders to Fight for E-Rate - bit.ly/3YiRcZY #SaveErate #GovernmentTechnology #BroadbandForAll
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The Power of Standing Up From Marc | Cory Booker showed us what courage looks like by standing up and speaking out in one’s town square.

"Cory Booker showed us what courage looks like by standing up and speaking out in one’s town square."

ELC’s annual #MakingTheGrade report shows that many public schools already lack sufficient funding. edlawcenter.org/research/mak... Explore the impact of potential federal revenue losses under Trump 2.0 using our new tool. edlawcenter.org/research/tru...