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Deborah Frison, one of two deputy commissioners, will be taking over the duties of Matthew Blomstedt following his resignation on Jan. 3 and until a new commissioner is hired.

The state school board of Nebraska recently held a meeting in North Platte and received some blistering public comments.

The president and vice president of the Nebraska State Board of Education said theyre in no rush to revive the controversial health-education standards the board put on ice last September.

New board member Kirk Penner, who was sworn in Thursday, was critical of the change and questioned whether the board would have allowed more time for speakers last year if

Critics see equity as a kind of Trojan horse, the belly of which is full of bad, even un-American, ideas. Advocates say equity is about giving kids what they need

The Nebraska State Board of Education voted Friday to postpone further development of controversial health education standards.

Sex Ed standards rewrite still draws heat

Nebraska currently has no state health standards. The controversial proposed standards, if approved after an impending revision, would only be recommended for adoption by local districts.

Children as young as first grade would be taught about gender identity and gender stereotypes under draft public-school health standards released Wednesday by the Nebraska Department of Education. The draft standards emphasize teaching children respect for people of all genders, gender expressions and gender identities. Kindergarteners would be taught about different kinds of family structures, including “cohabitating” and same-gender families. Fourth-graders would be taught the diffe...