Kate Middleton made a brief appearance at Prince George’s football game after attending to her first public event in two weeks. The Princess of Wales stepped out to support her eldest son at his school on Wednesday, Nov. 1, after meeting with “Dadvengers,” a community for fathers and their children …
Read More »Georgia’s rising public high school graduation rate hits record in 2023
Georgia’s rising public high school graduation rate hit a record in 2023, with the state Department of Education saying Tuesday that 84.4% of seniors graduated on time in the spring. That’s up slightly from 84.1% last year, and a record high since Georgia began using calculations that require a student …
Read More »National Coming Out Day: What I Wish I Knew Before I Came Out as Queer – 17-year-old Texas high school student
In this op-ed, Mia M., a 17-year-old Texas high school student and part of the Youth Voices program at It Gets Better, recalls their coming out story and offers tips for other LGBTQ+ youth for National Coming Out Day. Mia’s last name is being withheld for privacy. Life in my early …
Read More »Federal Court Rejects School Policy Mandating Students ‘Respect’ Gender Identity of Trans Peers
A federal appeals court in St. Louis, Missouri, prohibited a school district in Iowa from imposing anti-free speech regulations that punish students and staff who refuse to “respect” the identity of transgender students. In April 2022, the Linn Mar Community School District in Iowa adopted a policy regarding transgender students. A provision …
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