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How the Constitution Teaches Students to Disagree Civilly
The motto for Great Valley High School and its 1,400 students in the Pennsylvania borough of ...

The Challenges of Studying Marijuana’s Effects on the Heart and Brain
Over the past decade, marijuana use, both recreational and medicinal, has grown as state governments across ...

California Inmates Study at 1st College Based Behind Bars
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — Behind a fortress wall and razor wire and a few feet ...

Abortion Training Under Threat for Med Students, Residents
Browse any medical dictionary, and before hitting appendectomy and anesthesia, you'll find abortion ...

Homeschooling Surge Continues Despite Schools Reopening
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic ushered in what may be the most rapid rise ...

College Tuition Continues To Rise: 7 Alternatives to Formal Education
According to CNBC, the current academic year saw college tuition increase by 1.3% for students at ...

Kentucky Governor Vetoes Transgender Girls Sports Ban
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Democratic governor on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would bar transgender ...

Disney Workers Plan Walkout to Protest ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney workers are planning walkouts during their breaks every day this week ...

New California Law Prevents Enrollment Drop at UC Berkeley
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that stops one ...

Florida GOP Lawmakers Pass Bill to Limit Discussion of Race
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature gave Gov. Ron DeSantis another victory in what ...

In Minneapolis Strike, Teachers Say Kids Aren’t All Right
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Teachers in Minneapolis say they've noticed more kids with anxiety and depression. One ...

Activism Grows Nationwide in Response to School Book Bans
NEW YORK (AP) — Until a year ago, Stephana Ferrell's political activism was limited to the ...

Curriculum Struggle Has Kansas GOP Pursuing ‘Transparency’
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers seeking to limit what Kansas' public schools teach about racism ...

From Campus to Congress, Colleges Urged to End Legacy Boost
America's elite colleges are facing growing calls to end the decades-old tradition of giving an admissions ...

For Black Women, Hopes and Dreams Rest on Biden Court Choice
NEW YORK (AP) — When the pressure gets intense, law student Jasmine Marchbanks-Owens likes to wander ...

Tennessee Gov, GOP Push More Scrutiny of School Libraries
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Less than a week after a local Tennessee school board attracted national ...

New York City School Lunch Menu Going Vegan on Fridays
NEW YORK (AP) — Forget mystery meat or cheese pizza. Instead, chickpea wraps and veggie tacos ...

Raise Your Hand: Schools Seek Volunteers in Staffing Crunch
With teacher absences mounting and substitutes in short supply, parents may be wondering: Who's teaching the ...

Indiana Lawmakers Advance Bill Targeting K-12 Curriculum
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers are moving forward with a series of contentious Republican-backed bills that ...

Holocaust Novel ‘Maus’ Banned in Tennessee School District
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic ...

‘Next Big Wave’: Radiation Drugs Track and Kill Cancer Cells
Doctors are reporting improved survival in men with advanced prostate cancer from an experimental drug that ...

NASA Picks Venus as Hot Spot for Two New Robotic Missions
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is returning to sizzling Venus, our closest yet perhaps most ...

Tennessee State University Offers Coding Classes in Africa
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee State University announced on Wednesday that it will begin offering an ...

Students Line Up for Vaccines Amid Push to Relax Masking
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas schools are stepping up efforts to administer COVID-19 vaccines to newly ...

Illinois Researchers Working to Save Ornate Box Turtles
FRANKLIN GROVE, Ill. (AP) — A team of Illinois researchers is using dogs to track down ...

Some Black Parents Say Remote Learning Gives Racism Reprieve
CHICAGO (AP) — Before schools shuttered during the pandemic, Ayaana Johnson worried every time she dropped ...

Two Books Based on ‘1619 Project’ Coming Out in November
NEW YORK (AP) — Two books based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning "1619 Project" will be released ...

Advocates Call on NCAA to Act in Response to Anti-Trans Laws
Athletes, coaches and advocates are calling on the NCAA to act in response to state laws ...

Students Lead US Push for Fuller Black History Education
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Ebele Azikiwe was in the sixth grade last year when February came ...

Steep Decline in Giant Sea Turtles Seen Off US West Coast
MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Scientists were documenting stranded sea turtles on California's beaches nearly 40 years ...

At Clemson, Unmarked Slave Graves Highlight Plantation Past
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — On the sloping side of a cemetery on the campus of Clemson ...

Pandemic Masks Ongoing Child Abuse Crisis as Cases Plummet
LANSFORD, Pa. (AP) — Ava Lerario lived in a home marked by both love and chaos, ...

Homeschooling Doubled from Pandemic’s Start to Last Fall
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The rate of households homeschooling their children doubled from the start of ...

California Adopts First Statewide Ethnic Studies Curriculum
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As America reels from its latest spate of deadly hate crimes and ...

Lawmakers Can’t Cite Local Examples of Trans Girls in Sports
Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls ...

It’s Back to School for Jill Biden and New Education Chief
MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — Jill Biden, the teacher in the White House, along with new Education ...

National Spelling Bee to Return in Mostly Virtual Format
The Scripps National Spelling Bee will return this year in a mostly virtual format, with the ...

1st Clone of US Endangered Species, a Ferret, Announced
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Scientists have cloned the first U.S. endangered species, a black-footed ferret duplicated ...

Some Dinosaur Migration was Delayed by Climate, Study Shows
Plant-eating dinosaurs probably arrived in the Northern Hemisphere millions of years after their meat-eating cousins, a ...

CDC: Strong Evidence In-Person Schooling Can Be Done Safely
The nation's top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, ...