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Nadra Nittle
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‘Sitting in a sweat box’: How record heat shut down schools in the East and Midwest
As temperatures remain high further into the school year and record heat waves become more frequent, districts are grappling with aging infrastructure and a lack of air-conditioning.
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Vassar College pays its women professors less than men in similar roles, new lawsuit alleges
A class-action lawsuit against the formerly all-women’s college states that officials refused to close a gender pay equity gap that dates back at least 20 years.
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After Jacksonville shooting, some Floridians see connections between state’s education laws and anti-Black racism
Florida has banned AP African American Studies and implemented anti-‘woke’ laws in schools, creating what some call a hostile climate for Black residents.
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Many states don’t require schools to teach sex ed. A new bill hopes to change that.
The Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act incentivizes states nationwide to provide inclusive, trauma-informed sex education in schools.
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Fewer than 20 Black women physicists in the U.S. have earned tenure. This scholar just joined the club.
As the first Black woman to earn tenure in particle theory or cosmology theory, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is breaking barriers in physics while achieving her lofty childhood dreams.
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Florida education officials say these women benefited from slavery. Here's the truth.
As the state draws ire for its new social studies standards, historians are shedding light on the life experiences of women like Elizabeth Keckley and Betsey Stockton.
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Barbie is the classic material girl. Scholars say she represents much more — for better or worse.
For years, critics talked about Barbie’s looks and accessories, but professors say her evolution reflects changing roles and perceptions about gender and American culture.
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Porn studies is — and isn’t — what you think
Professor Jennifer Pollitt introduced Temple University’s first porn ed course. The field is under-researched, she says, and students are eager to learn more about this taboo topic.
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California’s largest school district is spending millions to protect kids from climate change
Los Angeles parents demanded solutions as their children struggled in hot classrooms and on asphalt playgrounds. They say relief from extreme heat can’t come fast enough.
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The national movement to make school lunches free has hit six states
Women led the effort to make Minnesota one of the latest states to implement a universal free lunch program, sparked by the federal government's pandemic response.