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Two Va. school districts sue U.S. Education Dept. in fight over gender policies  The Washington Post Virginia schools sue Trump administration over transgender student funding fight  Politico Arlington, Fairfax school systems sue Education Department over funding freeze tied to gender policies  WTOP Trump Admin Faces Lawsuit From One of Largest US School Districts: Report  Newsweek Fairfax, Arlington schools sue Department of Education over transgender …

DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Education Department said Thursday that Denver Public Schools violated Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination in education by creating all-gender bathrooms and allowing students to use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity. The finding followed an unprecedented probe of Denver’s East High School that marked a sharp departure from the department’s investigations under former Democratic …

Obama backs California effort to redraw districts in response to Texas  Politico Newsom-style redistricting efforts critiqued by California Democrats as recently as July, statements show  Fox News Why many voters in deep-red Northern California are fuming about Newsom’s maps  Los Angeles Times Obama applauds Newsom’s California redistricting plan as ‘responsible’ as Texas GOP pushes new maps  AP News Exclusive: Newsom pollster sees big support …

Texas cannot require public schools in Houston, Austin and other select districts to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said Wednesday in a temporary ruling against the state’s new requirement. Texas is the third state where courts have blocked recent laws about putting the Ten Commandments in schools. A group of families from the school districts sought …

Judge rules Texas can’t put the Ten Commandments in certain school districts’ classrooms  Politico Judge Halts Texas Law Mandating the Ten Commandments in School  The New York Times Judge rules that some Texas schools don’t have to display Ten Commandments in classrooms  CNN Texas can’t require the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, judge says  NBC News Federal judge blocks Texas law requiring …

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced it is placing Alexandria City Public Schools, Arlington Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Loudoun County Public Schools, and Prince William County Public Schools (the Divisions) in Northern Virginia on high-risk status with the condition that all federal funding flowing to these districts is done by reimbursement only. This action is …

California kicks off sprint to redraw House districts for Democrats  The Washington Post Gavin Newsom thanks you for your attention to redistricting  CNN Speaker Johnson vows to fight California Democrats’ ‘illegal power grab’  The Hill 5 things to know about Gavin Newsom’s plan to redraw California’s election maps  CalMatters The Gavinmander: How We Would Rate the New California Democratic Map if Voters Approve It  Center …

A new wave of book bans has hit Florida school districts, with hundreds of titles being pulled from library and classroom shelves as the school year kicks off. The Republican-dominated state, which has already had the highest rate of book bans nationwide this year, is continuing to censor reading materials in schools, bowing to external pressures in an effort to …

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California Democrats and Texas Republicans are in an old-fashioned standoff, threatening to redraw their congressional maps in an attempt to sway the outcome of the 2026 midterm elections. Caught in the middle are a handful of California Republicans, from relative newcomers to seasoned veterans, who represent pockets of the state from the U.S.-Mexico border to the remote forests in the …