Pediatric cancer survival rates are a crowning medical achievement. But the impact of missing school is a less-discussed side effect children then face.
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Teens can’t get off their phones. Here’s what some schools are doing about it
Teens spend much of their days on their phones — many of them during school. Here’s how schools and teachers are trying to fix that.
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In this school’s election, it’s pizza vs. chicken nuggets, with democracy as the winner
At an Arizona tribal school, it’s a fierce campaign to pick the top school lunch, as students learn about making their voice count
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‘We need you’: Fewer Black men are enrolling in HBCUs. Here’s what is lost
The absolute number of Black men enrolled at Historically Black Colleges and Universities is the lowest it’s been since 1976.
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GOP candidate for NC schools chief has spread conspiracy theories, ‘groomer’ rhetoric
Michele Morrow has a track record of falsehoods – for example, saying Islam is a cult and that the plus in LGTBTQ+ stands for pedophilia.
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Voter Voices: ‘I feel that if I don’t vote in this election, then I won’t be able to in the next’
Dominic Muratore, 18, of East Greenwich is an international relations student at Boston University. Here’s what he had to say about what’s motivating him to vote this election year. I don’t believe we have a perfect system. I don’t believe that it works 100% of the time. But I feel that if I don’t vote […]
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Exclusive: Watchdog finds Black girls face more frequent, severe discipline in school
The Government Accountability Office found that Black girls received nearly half of the most severe punishments, like expulsion, even though they represent only 15% of girls in public schools.
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Indiana’s cellphone ban means less school drama. But students miss their headphones
Weeks into a new school year, students miss being able to listen to music, but teachers say the cellphone ban is making their jobs easier.
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Here’s where Trump and Harris stand on 6 education issues
From school choice to college affordability, Trump and Harris don’t have a lot in common. Ahead of the candidates’ only scheduled debate, we’ve put together a handy primer of their education views.
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California bans school rules requiring parents notification of child’s pronoun change
The law, which is the first in the nation, bans school rules requiring school staff to disclose a student’s gender identity or sexual orientation to any other person without the child’s permission.
