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Students Are Jumping Into The Fray Over Book Bans

ED Surge

When high school senior Cameron Samuels started attending school board meetings in the Houston suburb of Katy last year, they were typically one of only a few voices—and at times the only voice—speaking in support of student access to LGBTQ materials. We packed the room full,” Samuels says of the board meeting.

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Students have their own demands for school reopening

The Hechinger Report

Hylton High School in Woodbridge, Virginia, was concerned about how that could happen safely. “I I go to a school with over 2,000 kids that walk through the door every single day,” she said. ” Olivia Sanchez, a rising senior at Chaffey High School in Ontario, California. Credit: Sophia Hammer.

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How Trump executive orders on immigration, transgender rights may affect schools

The Hechinger Report

Related: A lot goes on in classrooms from kindergarten to high school. Trump has pledged to rapidly reshape the federal government using executive orders. The impact of those executive orders will depend in part on how the federal government enforces them and in part on how state and local leaders and advocates respond.