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The fight over teaching race and gender in college classrooms is escalating

The 19th News

The 19th News

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July 9, 2026

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A pair of consecutive court actions this week brought renewed attention to policies in Republican-led states to control lessons and conversations on gender and race in public colleges and universities. A group of legal advocates sued the Texas Tech University system Wednesday over curriculum restrictions they say have created a chilling effect at the institution []

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OpsLens

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· Jul 8, 2026

‘Helped shape who I am’: School gets serious threat for banning graduate’s powerful Bible verse * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Source link Sarianne Beronja A school in Wisconsin has gotten a written scolding from a legal team for banning a graduate from participating in a senior slide show with a

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 9, 2026

Trump judge hands conservatives a victory that looks like defeat

This week, the 11th Circuit blocked the higher education provisions of Florida’s Stop Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act, the 2022 law restricting how public university professors discuss race and sex. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has characterized the decision as requiring Florida to teach critical race theory. Read the opinion, and you will find []

Townhall

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· Jul 3, 2026

Do Vague State Education Standards Open the Door to Classroom Activism?

Do Vague State Education Standards Open the Door to Classroom Activism?

Fox News

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· Jun 22, 2026

Democrats aim to kill school choice from Wisconsin to the rest of the US

Wisconsin Democrats Francesca Hong and Mandela Barnes pledge to abolish school choice, while Law Forward files suit against the state's voucher programs.

The College Fix

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· Jun 28, 2026

Frat house feud: Stanford blocks historic landmark recognition for Sigma Chi’s civil rights site

The students at the time drew national attention to the issue, which led to major civil rights reforms to end discrimination in all student organizations.

Drudge Retort

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· Jul 9, 2026

Appeals Court Slams Door on Florida 'Stop Woke' Law

Florida's anti-woke law restricting how lessons on race and gender can be taught in colleges and universities -- policies championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis -- violates the free speech rights of professors, a panel of appeals court judges ruled Tuesday.

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Related coverage for "The fight over teaching race and gender in college classrooms is escalating": OpsLens — ‘Helped shape who I am’: School gets serious threat for banning graduate’s powerful Bible verse * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh. Washington Examiner — Trump judge hands conservatives a victory that looks like defeat. Townhall — Do Vague State Education Standards Open the Door to Classroom Activism?. Fox News — Democrats aim to kill school choice from Wisconsin to the rest of the US. The College Fix — Frat house feud: Stanford blocks historic landmark recognition for Sigma Chi’s civil rights site. Drudge Retort — Appeals Court Slams Door on Florida 'Stop Woke' Law