Iowa legislative roundup: Health care, school book bans and more from week 6 at the statehouse
Week 6 was another busy one at the statehouse. KCCI's Amanda Rooker highlights the key bills being introduced and advancing to the next steps.
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PTSA asks Congress for help to clarify rules at Defense Department schools on DEI directives
A private organization that advocates on behalf of military children in Europe is urging Congress to pause the implementation ...
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Attorney Working with Migrant Children Fires Back at Trump's Order to Stop Working: 'We're Not Giving Into Those Fear Tactics'
The Latin Times spoke with Joel Frost-Tift from Public Counsel to understand the consequences of the order, set to impact ...
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Trump administration halts legal support for 26,000 unaccompanied children in immigration court
The Trump administration on Tuesday halted legal representation for 26,000 immigrant children across the United States. This ...
Trump administration halts legal aid for migrant children, leaving some to navigate courts alone
The Trump administration has suspended a program that helped children who come to the U.S. without a parent or guardian ...
'Paddington in Peru' teaches a timely lesson about immigration that Americans need to hear too
Paddington Bear wasn't even supposed to be from Peru. When writing the first book in the popular British series in 1958, ...
Literacy advocates in Ohio defend difficult texts as they mark Toni Morrison Day
Ohio lawmakers and literacy advocates used the birthday of one of America’s most frequently banned authors to defend ...
Julianne Moore’s children’s book about redheads is under ‘review’. What’s happening with US book bans under Trump?
As executive orders ban teaching ‘gender ideology’ and ‘critical race theory’ and the Big Five publishers file a joint ...
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Fearful immigrants ask Miami-Dade activist to sign guardianship papers for their children
Immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally have changed their travel patterns and are making plans for advocates to have power ...
Schools around the US confront anxiety over Trump's actions on immigration
Executive actions vastly expanded who is eligible for deportation and lifted a ban on immigration enforcement in schools.
Julianne Moore says her book about embracing differences was removed from Pentagon-run schools
Oscar winner Julianne Moore claims her children’s book “Freckleface Strawberry” was banned by the Department of Defense’s Education Activity, a global network of 160 schools serving military families.