History education must be protected from Iowa Republicans
by The Daily Iowan
The Daily Iowan— Knowledge of history is invaluable, and Iowa Republicans are trying to rip it away from students. The Iowa House and Senate approved a bill, House File 2545, on April 17 that would require new topics in social studies curriculums for K-12 students. The bill, which is now part of a larger bill, is headed to
Los Angeles Times—Granderson: Republicans aren't protecting elections. They don't want democracy. The next time Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) stands in front of a microphone to talk about election integrity, I want you to remember this: Nearly a third of voters in Louisiana are Black, and yet Black voters had control over less than 20% of the state’s congressional districts. White voters make up less than 60% of the electorate yet had control over more than 80% of the power. When the Democratic governor vetoed attempts to suppress the Black vote, the Republican state Legislature overrode the...
Drudge Report—MOVE OVER, NOEM: Republicans vote to remove wolf protections. The Republican-majority US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would remove endangered species protections for the gray wolf across much of the country, sparking outrage among conservationists. In October 2020, former president Donald Trump removed gray wolves from their protected species status, which was put in place in the 1970s after their near extinction in the continental United States.
CHCH—Jewish learning centre opens in Hamilton to educate horrific history. Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Margaret’s Legacy Holocaust Learning & Jewish Advocacy Centre has opened in Hamilton on Main Street West with the idea of educating people on an awful period of human history. The centre has artifacts donated by holocaust survivors that are connected to WWII. Through the artifacts, people can learn how things were before the holocaust, during […]