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Education
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‘They just tried to scare us’: How anti-abortion centers teach sex ed inside public schools
The groups work in dozens of school districts across Texas, but some public health experts say their curricula are misleading and biased.
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Florida and Kentucky are losing educators to extreme anti-LGBTQ+ laws
Strict policies and education laws enacted this year have caused teachers to leave their profession behind — or in some cases, their state.
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The school safety exercises that Sandy Hook parents know make a difference
"Naming and shaming" legislators doesn't work when it comes to gun violence prevention, a Sandy Hook parent group claims. But this does.
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U.S. history classes are mostly about men. Two teachers are looking to change that.
They’re petitioning the College Board to offer an AP U.S. Women’s History course for the first time.
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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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States are banning LGBTQ+ subjects in schools. Most students say they were never taught about them anyway.
A new survey shows most teenagers learned about queer history outside the classroom — through their friends, the internet and fiction.
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How the Education Department is responding to GOP attacks on public education
Miguel Cardona is wading into the fray in the wake of GOP attacks of public education and Supreme Court rulings that impact higher education.