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Education
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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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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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A program taking kids out of class for Bible study tests boundaries in public schools
LifeWise’s $35 million organization and fleet of big red buses is driving thorny questions about church and state.
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Head Start programs begin to shutter, leaving 65,000 kids at risk
The government shutdown has forced providers of the early learning and child care program for lower-income families to close across the country.
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Trump’s attempt to gut special education office has some conservative parents on edge
The president called the layoffs a part of cuts to “Democrat programs,” but children across the nation would be impacted.
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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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Ryan Walters steps down as Oklahoma schools chief to lead anti-teachers union group
“We will build an army of teachers to defeat the teachers unions once and for all,” he told Fox News. “This fight is going national and we will get our schools back.”
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There's a new push to save child care on college campuses
After CCAMPIS — the only federal program that funds on-campus child care — saw unprecedented cuts, two Democratic lawmakers are reintroducing legislation to fully fund it.
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Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firing, removals
After the video fueled outrage, a professor was fired and two college leaders removed from their administrative roles, a decision the president said was over content inconsistent with the course’s description.
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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.