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Appeals court allows part of Biden student loan repayment plan to go forward
A federal appeals court has allowed the U.S. Education Department to move ahead with a plan to lower monthly payments for millions of student loan borrowers, putting on hold a ruling last week by a lower court.
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When colleges close, students are left scrambling. Some never go back to school
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A new airport could spark the economy in a rural part of Florida. Will the workforce be ready?
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Most US students are recovering from pandemic-era setbacks, but millions are making up little ground
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Quality early education can be expensive or hard to find. Home visits bring it to more families
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Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers
The school system in Topeka, Kansas, was at the center of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case that struck down segregated education 70 years ago.
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70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn’t
Seventy years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled separating children in schools by race was unconstitutional. On paper, that decision — the fabled Brown v.
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Day care prices aren’t getting better. So states are stepping in
Child care has long been expensive for families, hard to find and financially precarious for day care owners and workers.
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One way to appreciate teachers: These schools provide their day care
Struggling to give teachers meaningful raises, some school districts are adding a new perk — subsidized, on-site child care for their kids.
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Want to show teachers appreciation? This top school gives them more freedom
A top Florida public school attributes its students’ high test scores to the creativity its teachers are allowed in the classroom.
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Experts fear ‘catastrophic’ college declines thanks to botched FAFSA rollout
The bungled rollout of a new federal student aid form has left millions of students in limbo and some wondering if their college dreams will survive.
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These cities raised taxes — for child care. Parents say the free day care ‘changed my life’
A growing number of cities are passing tax increases to expand access to child care. Last year, New Orleans added more than 1,000 child care seats for low-income families after voters approved a historic property tax increase.
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With graduation near, colleges seek to balance safety and students’ right to protest Gaza war
U.S. colleges and universities are preparing for end-of-year commencement ceremonies with a unique challenge: providing safety for graduates while honoring the free speech rights of students involved in protests over the Israel-Hamas war.
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America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees
The high costs and limited availability of quality child care are holding back American moms without college degrees.
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California is rolling out free preschool. That hasn’t solved challenges around child care
Investments in public preschool have helped many parents through a child care crisis, in which quality options for early learners are often scarce and unaffordable.
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Students agonize over addressing race in college essays since affirmative action was struck down
When the Supreme Court ended affirmative action, it left the college essay as one of few places where race can play a role in admissions decisions.
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78,000 more public workers are getting student loans canceled through Biden administration changes
Another 78,000 Americans are getting their federal student loans canceled through a program that helps teachers, nurses and other public servants.
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Why you should stop texting your kids at school
Parents are keenly aware of the distractions and the mental health issues associated with smartphones and social media, but teachers say they might not realize how much those struggles play out at school.
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Pencils down: SATs are going all digital, and students have mixed reviews of the new format
As SAT season kicks off this weekend, students across the U.S. for the first time will take it with computers and tablets — and not the pencils they’ve used since the college admissions test was introduced nearly a century ago.
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Head Start preschools aim to fight poverty, but their teachers struggle to make ends meet
Teachers at Head Start child care centers are paid far less than public school teachers, even though they have similar credentials.
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The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses.
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Kids are using phones in class, even when it’s against the rules. Should schools ban them all day?
The scene in classrooms around the country is similar: Kids are on their phones, even when school rules forbid it.
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Sex ed classes in some states may soon watch a fetal development video from an anti-abortion group
An animated fetus that develops over the course of a three-minute video has become a new front in state-level abortion politics.
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Schools are trying to get more students therapy. Not all parents are on board
As schools across the country respond to a youth mental health crisis accelerated by the pandemic, many are confronting the thorny legal, ethical, and practical challenges of getting parents on board with treatment.
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More Republicans back spending on child care, saying it’s an economic issue
More Republican lawmakers in states around the U.S. are getting behind the idea of using taxpayer money to subsidize child care.
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Cough? Sore throat? More schools suggest mildly sick kids attend anyway
Schools are confronting soaring absence rates. Some are calling for parents to send their children to class even if they are not feeling 100% well.
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A Texas school’s punishment of a Black student who wears his hair in locs is going to trial
A judge has ordered that a trial be held next month to determine whether a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change his hairstyle.
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As a new generation rises, tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers
The expansive version of free speech long accepted in American society is facing more forceful competition than it has seen in a century.
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At Florida’s only public HBCU, students are wary of political influence on race education
A core mission of Florida A&M University from its founding over a century ago has been to educate African Americans.
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How Dominican women fight child marriage and teen pregnancy while facing total abortion bans
The Dominican Republic is one of four Latin American countries criminalizing abortion without exceptions.
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How many students are still missing from American schools? Here’s what the data says
Since the pandemic first upended American education, an estimated 50,000 students are still missing from any kind of U.S. school.
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Many kids are still skipping kindergarten. Since the pandemic, some parents don’t see the point
The number of kindergartners in public school plunged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerned about the virus or wanting to avoid online school, hundreds of thousands of families delayed the start of school for their young children.
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These kids want to go to school. The main obstacle? Paperwork
Thousands of kids went missing from schools during the pandemic. For some who have tried to return, school paperwork has proved a daunting obstacle.
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Texas high school sends Black student back to in-school suspension over his locs hairstyle
A Texas high school sent a Black student back to in-school suspension for refusing to change his hairstyle, renewing a monthslong standoff over a dress code policy the teen’s family calls discriminatory.
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Students around the world suffered huge learning setbacks during the pandemic, study finds
A new study finds that students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading during the pandemic and even deeper losses in math, with test score decreases so wide that the United States climbed in global rankings simply by falling behind less sharply.
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