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Cancer interrupted their school lives, but also set them on a mission
Pediatric cancer survival rates are a crowning medical achievement. But the impact of missing school is a less-discussed side effect children then face.
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Teens can’t get off their phones. Here’s what some schools are doing about it
Teens spend much of their days on their phones — many of them during school. Here’s how schools and teachers are trying to fix that.
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2 Dartmouth fraternity members and a sorority have been charged in death of a student
The Alpha Phi sorority and two members of Beta Alpha Omega have been charged after a student was found dead in a river after attending an off-campus party where alcohol was allegedly served to minors.
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Exclusive: Watchdog finds Black girls face more frequent, severe discipline in school
The Government Accountability Office found that Black girls received nearly half of the most severe punishments, like expulsion, even though they represent only 15% of girls in public schools.
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Indiana’s cellphone ban means less school drama. But students miss their headphones
Weeks into a new school year, students miss being able to listen to music, but teachers say the cellphone ban is making their jobs easier.
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Here’s where Trump and Harris stand on 6 education issues
From school choice to college affordability, Trump and Harris don’t have a lot in common. Ahead of the candidates’ only scheduled debate, we’ve put together a handy primer of their education views.
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California bans school rules requiring parents notification of child’s pronoun change
The law, which is the first in the nation, bans school rules requiring school staff to disclose a student’s gender identity or sexual orientation to any other person without the child’s permission.
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After calls for gun safety, Tennessee votes to arm teachers
Despite calls for gun safety legislation after the Covenant School shooting, Tennessee passed a measure allowing teachers to carry firearms in schools.
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Biden forgives more than $6 billion in loans for 317,000 Art Institutes students
President Biden announced the relief for attendees of the now-shuttered art schools, saying they “falsified data, knowingly misled students, and cheated borrowers into taking on mountains of debt.”