/lgbtq LGBTQ en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:46:00 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-courts-gender-identity-ruling-leaves-schools-seeking-clarity/2026/03 Advocates say they would welcome more from the Supreme Court on gender-notification policies. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:46:00 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-courts-gender-identity-ruling-leaves-schools-seeking-clarity/2026/03 /policy-politics/supreme-court-backs-parents-in-school-gender-disclosure-fight/2026/03 The Supreme Court restored an injunction blocking California policies on student gender transitions Tue, 03 Mar 2026 02:01:26 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-court-backs-parents-in-school-gender-disclosure-fight/2026/03 /policy-politics/parents-ask-supreme-court-to-restore-ruling-on-gender-disclosure/2026/01 Parents asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene over school gender-identity policies in California. Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:27:42 GMT /policy-politics/parents-ask-supreme-court-to-restore-ruling-on-gender-disclosure/2026/01 /policy-politics/supreme-court-signals-support-for-state-bans-on-trans-girls-in-sports/2026/01 The U.S. Supreme Court weighed Idaho and West Virginia laws that bar transgender girls from sports. Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:34:57 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-court-signals-support-for-state-bans-on-trans-girls-in-sports/2026/01 /policy-politics/school-sports-case-reaches-the-supreme-court-at-a-fraught-time-for-trans-rights/2026/01 The justices will consider state laws that bar transgender girls from participating in female sports. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:32:07 GMT /policy-politics/school-sports-case-reaches-the-supreme-court-at-a-fraught-time-for-trans-rights/2026/01 /policy-politics/appeals-court-blocks-ruling-bolstering-parental-rights-over-gender-identity/2026/01 A federal appeals court blocked a groundbreaking ruling over the disclosure of students' gender identities. Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:44:51 GMT /policy-politics/appeals-court-blocks-ruling-bolstering-parental-rights-over-gender-identity/2026/01 /policy-politics/appeals-court-halts-ruling-letting-teachers-disclose-students-gender-identity/2026/01 A federal appeals court has temporarily paused enforcement of the ruling but has not yet decided whether to grant a longer-term stay. Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:15:59 GMT /policy-politics/appeals-court-halts-ruling-letting-teachers-disclose-students-gender-identity/2026/01 /policy-politics/schools-cant-bar-teachers-from-telling-parents-if-kids-are-transgender-judge-rules/2025/12 The injunction bans any public school employee from misleading parents about their child’s gender presentation at school. Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:12:37 GMT /policy-politics/schools-cant-bar-teachers-from-telling-parents-if-kids-are-transgender-judge-rules/2025/12 /leadership/opinion-scrubbing-critical-conversations-about-racism-isnt-helping-your-students/2025/12 Five ways to create "brave spaces" for your classroom while also embracing humanity. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:28:50 GMT /leadership/opinion-scrubbing-critical-conversations-about-racism-isnt-helping-your-students/2025/12 /policy-politics/supreme-court-again-declines-a-case-on-school-gender-identity-policies/2025/10 The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a case on purported school gender-identity policies, as well as two other education-related appeals Tue, 14 Oct 2025 21:22:10 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-court-again-declines-a-case-on-school-gender-identity-policies/2025/10 /policy-politics/new-supreme-court-term-puts-transgender-student-rights-in-the-spotlight/2025/10 The justices will weigh state laws that bar transgender girls from female athletics, amid other issues of interest to ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog in new term Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:58:21 GMT /policy-politics/new-supreme-court-term-puts-transgender-student-rights-in-the-spotlight/2025/10 /policy-politics/supreme-court-rejects-bid-to-block-transgender-boy-from-male-restrooms-at-school/2025/09 A divided Supreme Court declined to pause an injunction blocking a South Carolina law as it applied to a transgender male student. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 22:37:06 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-court-rejects-bid-to-block-transgender-boy-from-male-restrooms-at-school/2025/09 /policy-politics/school-board-sues-trump-admin-to-defend-transgender-student-policy/2025/08 The lawsuit challenges the Ed. Dept.'s finding that the district violated Title IX. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:06:36 GMT /policy-politics/school-board-sues-trump-admin-to-defend-transgender-student-policy/2025/08 /policy-politics/some-state-leaders-cheer-as-trumps-ed-dept-investigates-their-schools/2025/08 The use of the office for civil rights for political purposes has been dialed up in the second Trump administration, experts say. Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:57:35 GMT /policy-politics/some-state-leaders-cheer-as-trumps-ed-dept-investigates-their-schools/2025/08 /policy-politics/ed-dept-imposes-funding-restrictions-for-5-districts-over-transgender-policies/2025/08 The districts will have to jump through extra hoops to claim their federal funds. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 21:45:21 GMT /policy-politics/ed-dept-imposes-funding-restrictions-for-5-districts-over-transgender-policies/2025/08 /leadership/opinion-my-generation-is-sick-of-your-culture-wars-heres-what-students-really-need/2025/07 Both liberals and conservatives have disappointed me with their alienating rhetoric and failure to listen, writes a high school graduate. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-my-generation-is-sick-of-your-culture-wars-heres-what-students-really-need/2025/07 /teaching-learning/teachers-face-new-burdens-after-supreme-court-lgbtq-opt-out-ruling/2025/07 A Supreme Court ruling allowing parents to opt their children out of certain lessons could add new challenges for teachers. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:00:42 GMT /teaching-learning/teachers-face-new-burdens-after-supreme-court-lgbtq-opt-out-ruling/2025/07 /policy-politics/supreme-court-to-weigh-state-laws-barring-transgender-athletes-in-girls-sports/2025/07 The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up transgender sports laws from Idaho and West Virginia, among the 27 states that have such laws. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:08:39 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-court-to-weigh-state-laws-barring-transgender-athletes-in-girls-sports/2025/07 /policy-politics/appeals-court-backs-fla-law-barring-transgender-teachers-use-of-her-pronouns/2025/07 A federal court upheld Florida’s ban on K-12 teachers using pronouns that differ from their sex assigned at birth when speaking to students. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:25:47 GMT /policy-politics/appeals-court-backs-fla-law-barring-transgender-teachers-use-of-her-pronouns/2025/07 /policy-politics/supreme-court-sides-with-parents-in-lgbtq-curriculum-opt-out-case/2025/06 The justices ruled in a case on whether parents with religious objections may excuse their children from some curriculum materials. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:23:03 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-court-sides-with-parents-in-lgbtq-curriculum-opt-out-case/2025/06 /policy-politics/supreme-court-to-rule-on-major-k-12-education-cases-friday/2025/06 The U.S. Supreme Court will issue its last opinions of the term, including on religious parents opting their children out of the curriculum Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:05:18 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-court-to-rule-on-major-k-12-education-cases-friday/2025/06 /leadership/opinion-how-to-keep-supporting-students-in-a-hostile-political-environment/2025/06 Protecting kids outside of school may be beyond ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog' means, but here are ways we can help them. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 06:46:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-how-to-keep-supporting-students-in-a-hostile-political-environment/2025/06 /policy-politics/trump-admin-orders-california-to-remove-gender-identity-from-sex-ed-curriculum/2025/06 The state has 60 days to make the change or it risks losing federal funds. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:28:11 GMT /policy-politics/trump-admin-orders-california-to-remove-gender-identity-from-sex-ed-curriculum/2025/06 /policy-politics/school-restrooms-lgbtq-curriculum-disability-rights-a-spring-legal-roundup/2025/06 Courts weighed in this spring on transgender rights, disability access, and parent opt-outs. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 22:20:34 GMT /policy-politics/school-restrooms-lgbtq-curriculum-disability-rights-a-spring-legal-roundup/2025/06 /policy-politics/the-u-s-department-of-energy-is-trying-to-change-a-title-ix-rule-why/2025/06 Proposals from the U.S. Department of Energy show buy-in from across the administration for the president's view of gender identity. Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:35:19 GMT /policy-politics/the-u-s-department-of-energy-is-trying-to-change-a-title-ix-rule-why/2025/06 /policy-politics/supreme-court-ruling-may-redefine-transgender-rights-in-schools/2025/06 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a case about puberty blockers and hormone treatments that holds implications for transgender students. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 19:23:20 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-court-ruling-may-redefine-transgender-rights-in-schools/2025/06 /policy-politics/supreme-court-wont-hear-two-genders-student-t-shirt-case/2025/05 Over two justices' dissent, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of a student barred from wearing an anti-transgender T-shirt. Tue, 27 May 2025 19:55:45 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-court-wont-hear-two-genders-student-t-shirt-case/2025/05 /policy-politics/what-100-ed-dept-investigations-say-about-trumps-agenda-for-schools/2025/05 Education Week has confirmed 100 Education Department investigations aligned with key Trump administration priorities. Thu, 22 May 2025 21:03:30 GMT /policy-politics/what-100-ed-dept-investigations-say-about-trumps-agenda-for-schools/2025/05 /policy-politics/supreme-court-gives-relief-to-maine-legislator-in-transgender-sports-controversy/2025/05 The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily restored voting privileges to a Maine lawmaker whose social media post criticized a transgender athlete. Tue, 20 May 2025 21:40:36 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-court-gives-relief-to-maine-legislator-in-transgender-sports-controversy/2025/05 /policy-politics/opinion-what-the-supreme-court-case-on-lgbtq-books-reminds-us-about-parents-rights/2025/05 Regardless of which side wins Mahmoud v. Taylor, we have a big problem. Thu, 15 May 2025 14:47:34 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-what-the-supreme-court-case-on-lgbtq-books-reminds-us-about-parents-rights/2025/05