In a 10-1 bipartisan vote Monday, the Arizona House Education Committee advanced New Voices legislation that would grant student journalists in the state freedom from administrative censorship.
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Washington New Voices clears state Senate with strong bipartisan support
New Voices legislation is one step closer to becoming law in Washington state after senators voted Thursday to move the bill on to the House of Representatives.
North Dakota bill to protect university research from FOIA requests includes Title IX exemption
A North Dakota bill originally intended to protect trade secrets and university research will become a problem for reporters trying to access university Title IX investigation documents, if passed in its current form.
Several state legislatures considering updates to open records laws
A mixture of positive and negative changes to state open records laws have slowly been making their way through state legislatures in the past few weeks.
California legislation aims to allow schools to search personal electronic devices
A new bill could end the protections of the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act for members of education institutions, including students.
In unanimous vote, New Voices bill passes Arizona Senate, advances to House
New Voices legislation in Arizona is one step closer to becoming law after moving unanimously Monday through the state Senate.
North Dakota introduces bill to exempt university leadership applicants from open records law
A new House bill could make the applications for top positions in North Dakota’s state universities exempt from the open records law.
Update: New Voices meets voices of opposition in Vermont
Representatives of school administrators are seeking to soften proposed legal protections for students journalists in a bill making its way through the Vermont Senate.
North Dakota’s pioneer New Voices Law looks for an upgrade
North Dakota’s John Wall New Voices Act, the 2015 law that blazed the trail for today’s New Voices bills, is in line for an upgrade.
A pair of California bills tackle media literacy education
Battling hoaxes and partisan news, legislators in California are the latest to propose curriculum changes in order to educate students about the media they consume daily.