The sex ed you get depends on your ZIP code — and your state’s politics
In some states, students learn about consent and healthy relationships. In others, they get "Baby Olivia" and abstinence-only instruction.
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Nadra Nittle
Former Education Reporter
Past articles by Nadra Nittle
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The overlooked SNAP recipients: 1.1 million college students
With benefits suspended, college students — especially those with children — have been distracted by a battle over food they never expected to fight.
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Nory and her mother were deported together. Then she was orphaned.
Estela’s death at 45 followed her rapid deportation, leaving her teenage daughter to navigate a new life in Guatemala on her own — afraid of the same gang violence her mother originally fled.
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These women are among the top five most banned authors in schools
From horror to manga, PEN America reports thousands of books are being pulled from school shelves, with three southern states leading the pack.
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TV nudity scandal, impeachment calls, a meeting no-show: Troubles pile up for Oklahoma's schools chief
Ryan Walters' absence at a board meeting is the latest reason lawmakers from both parties are upset with him.
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Florida officials say they want to eliminate school vaccine mandates. It won’t be that simple.
Many of the reversals will require action from lawmakers. Public health experts and educators warn that dropped mandates could worsen disease outbreaks and add to a teacher shortage.
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Katrina destroyed New Orleans’ early childhood education. 20 years later, it’s a model for success.
After the hurricane shuttered New Orleans’ child care centers, providers didn't just reopen their doors — they built a more equitable system from the ground up.
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Teachers are spending more and more on school supplies. Here's why.
As prices soar and family contributions shrink, America's teachers are footing the bill, spending hundreds — sometimes thousands — of their own dollars on school supplies.
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‘Public schools are not Sunday schools’: Texas parents win pause on Ten Commandments in classrooms
The ruling, celebrated by a group of interfaith families, affirms that public schools cannot force religious doctrine on children.
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'Pink-collar profession, pink-collar pay’: Why Philly teachers are ready to strike
The district’s first possible teachers’ strike since 1981 could disrupt the school year for nearly 200,000 students and their families as negotiations continue down to the wire.