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Nadra Nittle
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Biden calls for an unprecedented investment in education, including free preschool
His budget proposal addresses the most pressing post-pandemic education issues, like better mental health care for students and staff and making college affordable and attainable.
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Liberty University fined a historic $14 million for failing to report crimes on campus
The fine imposed on the evangelical Christian university is the largest ever against a school for violating the Clery Act, which requires support for sexual violence survivors and campus safety initiatives.
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The SAT test is going digital. Here's what you need to know.
Experts still aren’t sure if the shorter, adaptive exam — beginning in March — will narrow test score gaps for girls, students of color and youth with disabilities.
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‘We don’t want to go through the same heartbreak’: An administrator’s death sparks a call to action at an HBCU
Academia can be an unfriendly place for Black women. In the wake of Antoinette Candia-Bailey’s death by suicide, alumni and students at Lincoln University are pushing for justice and accountability.
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Nex Benedict’s death is an ‘awakening moment’ for parents of trans kids in Oklahoma
LGBTQ+ community members in the state are vowing resilience with a message that "we’re not going anywhere" after the 16-year-old nonbinary student’s death.
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Biden is forgiving another $1.2 billion in student loan debt starting today
More than 150,000 borrowers approved for a special benefit in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan will see their debts automatically discharged.
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The new FAFSA was supposed to be easier to use. Technical glitches have made it anything but.
Marginalized students may have the most to lose as the Education Department’s rollout of the new college financial aid application has hit several bumps.
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A nonprofit started by teenagers turns the daughters of Cambodian refugees into leaders
Khmer Girls in Action in Long Beach, California, centers Southeast Asian American students — and has a history of fighting sexual harassment and punitive discipline in schools.
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The mom of a school shooter faces time in prison. Her conviction has sparked mixed reactions.
The Jennifer Crumbley verdict has been applauded as a win for gun violence prevention but criticized for potentially creating a legal slippery slope.
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Who’s most worried about the end of affirmative action? Race isn’t the only factor.
Gallup data shared exclusively with The 19th found that Black and Latinx men may be more concerned about the impacts of the policy's demise than women in their demographics.