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Lena Kotler-Wallace tells The Advocate about her forceful removal from a school board meeting after defending her autistic, transgender, and nonbinary children.
The board expanded restrictions on lessons about LGBTQ+ identity and called for teaching that slavery benefited some African Americans.
The Kansas board of education on Tuesday repealed sex education policies enacted last year, the latest move by the moderate majority to undo efforts by conservatives when they dominated the board.
The state board of education also rejected two books that excluded LGBT history.
In a groundbreaking move, the California State Board of Education voted to comprehensively expand its LGBT curricula.
The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday approved new rules strictly enforcing a new law segregating public restroom facilities by gender.
Melissa Calhoun is believed to be the first teacher to be fired for using a student's preferred name.
In a preliminary vote, the State Board of Education nixed the idea of teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity.
Democrats are sounding the alarm over the daughter of late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, Meg Bryce, who they say is a right-wing extremist.
The state's notorious "don't say gay" law took effect on July 1.
The student's parents are calling on Natalie Cline to resign from the Utah State Board of Education.
She says a right-wing school board member reported her to the education department because a character in the film is gay.
Kurtz was an activist for decades, suing the NYC Board of Education for domestic-partner benefits, cofounding chapters of PFLAG, and advocating for LGBT elders.
The embattled member wrongly suggested a high school “tomboy” was trans, which led to a number of hate-filled posts directed at the student.
Rebecca Blankenship recently spoke to The Advocate about how LGBTQ+ people can fight back against state legislatures' attacks on the community.
The board approved a set of recommendations for K-12 schools that advocate for transgender students to have access to facilities comporting with their gender identity and for schools to protect their privacy.
N.J. Akbar, newly elected to Akron, Ohio's school board, reflects on childhood struggles with learning and the diversity he brings to his work.
Joe Biden is optimistic about the way the Supreme Court is going to rule on Obergefell v. Hodges.
The event last month was canceled after a call from the State Board of Education.
The Florida Board of Education said the course could be taught if those elements were left out.
