Education
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Florida Law Fights Against “Political Indoctrination” in School Textbooks
Delaney Cruickshank | July 31, 2017A conservative group backing the law objects to lessons on climate change and evolution.
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States Push to Allow Kids to Use Sunscreen in Schools
Gabe Fernandez | July 19, 2017Schools have been blocking sun block.
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New Jersey School Accused of Removing Trump Logo from Yearbook Photos
Emma Von Zeipel | June 13, 2017It's unclear what exactly happened here.
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Commencement: What Politicians Want the Class of 2017 to Know
Avery Anapol | May 30, 2017Five commencement speeches worth watching right now.
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Mississippi Sued, Accused of Not Providing Equal Education to Black Students
Anneliese Mahoney | May 23, 2017This is the latest in Mississippi's longstanding issues with providing education.
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Professor Accused of Being a Chinese Spy Sues FBI Agents
Emma Von Zeipel | May 12, 2017Xi Xiaoxing teaches physics at Temple University.
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California School Sued for Suspensions of Students who “Liked” Racist Images
Anneliese Mahoney | May 6, 2017They're claiming First Amendment concerns.
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New USDA Guidelines Seek to End “Lunch Shaming” of Students
Emma Von Zeipel | May 1, 2017Schools around the country pressure students so parents will pay the lunch bill.
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Trump Orders Betsy DeVos to Review DOE Regulations
Alec Siegel | April 27, 2017A public report is expected within 300 days.
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What You Need to Know About New York’s Tuition-Free College Plan
Alec Siegel | April 12, 2017The Excelsior Scholarship is the first to cover four-year public colleges.
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Princeton Sues the Federal Government to Protect Admissions Data
Austin Elias-De Jesus | April 7, 2017The debate over anti-Asian bias in college admissions continues.
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Looking to Avoid Fake News? Check Out These High School Journalists
Victoria Sheridan | April 7, 2017These kids are all right.
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UC Berkeley Lectures Removed After Disability Discrimination Complaints
Victoria Sheridan | March 24, 2017But a website called LBRY will still share about 20,000 videos for free.
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Special Education Rights
Alec Siegel | March 22, 2017The ruling was unanimous.
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How Much Do You Know About Your Student Loan Debt?
Anneliese Mahoney | February 26, 2017Maybe not that much.
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Trump Administration Reverses Federal Transgender Protection Rules
Alec Siegel | February 23, 2017An internal rift almost lost Betsy DeVos her job.
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Twitter Replies to Betsy DeVos’s First Week
Emma Von Zeipel | February 12, 2017On Friday, she was blocked from entering a D.C. public school.
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Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Ban “Social Justice” in Arizona Schools
Alec Siegel | January 14, 2017Rep. Bob Thorpe thinks social justice can promote division.
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Chicago Students Hospitalized After Consuming ‘Laced’ Gummy Bears
Bryan White | December 7, 2016Not a tasty treat.
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Virginia School District Bans Two American Classics over Racial Slurs
Julia Bryant | December 4, 2016Modern day book burning?
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University of Florida to Offer Halloween Counseling to Offended Students
Julia Bryant | October 19, 2016UF asks students to be mindful of their Halloween costumes this year.
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Old Dominion Student Who Reported Rape Was Interrogated for 8 Hours
Emma Von Zeipel | October 14, 2016Another school under fire for mishandling a sexual assault case.
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Strike Stricken: Teachers Union and School Board Reach Agreement in Chicago
Alec Siegel | October 11, 2016A strike would have been the second of Rahm Emanuel's tenure as mayor.
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Nigerian Students Sue Alabama University For Using Up Their Money
Emma Von Zeipel | September 13, 2016Forty-one Nigerian students have sued Alabama State University for misusing their government’s scholarship money, overcharging the students, and treating them...
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“Clock Kid” Is Back and Suing His Former City and School District
Mariam Jaffery | August 9, 2016The teen from Irving, Texas became famous after he was wrongfully arrested.
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Obama Administration to Extend Pell Grants to 12,000 Inmates
Ashlee Smith | July 12, 2016It represents a pivot toward a rehabilitative-based correctional system.
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Georgetown President Meets With Descendant Of Sold Slaves
Inez Nicholson | June 14, 2016Georgetown swore that no descendants were still alive, but its president met with one of them on Tuesday.