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Most Memphis schools will reopen Tuesday after weekend storm
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Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero reveals his favorite DPS school on first day of class
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NYC schools start Sept. 10, leaving parents scrambling for childcare
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First day of school comes with excitement, bittersweet feelings
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Chicago’s first day of school brings excitement and concerns about possible budget cuts
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Philadelphia kicks off a new school year as students, educators brace for looming school closures
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Keshia Golden, who said she killed boyfriend in self-defense, accepts plea deal
Keshia Golden, a Black mother and survivor of domestic violence who says she accidentally killed her boyfriend in self-defense, accepted a plea deal for involuntary manslaughter that would allow her t
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Forget the Population Bomb. The New Fear Is a Population Implosion.
Nearly six decades ago the world was allegedly in the midst of an apocalyptic "population explosion." Today the fear among some economists is the opposite: that the world in this century is on track t
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Born Out of the Pandemic, Philadelphia’s Community Fridges Are Now Bigger Than Ever
Twice a week, volunteers cook meals to stock up the Germantown Community Fridge. (Photo courtesy GCF)
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After facing layoffs, Black women knew who to turn to for support: Black women
Soon after he began his second term, President Donald Trump signed multiple executive orders aimed at dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices. Programs and roles in the federal wor
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Top-level nurses can’t finish their degrees because of a severe shortage of mentors
CHICAGO — Midway through her graduate nursing program, Yesenia Raithel Vargas made a desperate plea to a Facebook group for other moms in Chicago: Does anyone know a licensed therapist willing to let
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Private schools have benefited from vouchers. Now public schools aim to cash in
Forget fun runs, PTA bake sales and Saturday morning car washes.
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Jeffco voters will consider $133 million in tax increases to raise teacher pay, repair schools
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The Marion County Election Board took her off the ballot. Now, she’s challenging that decision in court.
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Police in Atlanta Settle Eric André Lawsuit, End Airport Drug Searches
This week, a county police department in Atlanta settled a lawsuit brought by two comedians who were stopped and searched in the city's airport. As part of the settlement, police will no longer conduc
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Back to school in Michigan: New cellphone rules, a fitness test, and more
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5 things to watch for Philadelphia’s 2026-27 school year
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AIPAC Loses Yet Another House Race It Poured Millions of Dollars Into
AIPAC has lost yet another race into which it poured millions of dollars on Thursday after California state Sen. Aisha Wahab won her special election to serve out the rest of Eric Swalwell’s term in t
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The Weekly Wrap: As Budgets Tighten, Local Governments Look To Fines and Fees
A traveler is screened at the security checkpoint at Terminal D of Dallas Forth Worth International Airport Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Grapevine, Texas. (Photo by Julio Cortez / AP)
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NYC Has America’s Most Expensive Bike-Share Program. Could That Change Under Mamdani?
A Citi Bike rack near at evening rush hour in Times Square in New York City. The bikeshare service launched in 2013. (Photo by Brennan LaBrie)
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Help us understand how AI has changed the way you teach
We want to know how artificial intelligence use is changing your class time and assignments. Students and teachers at all levels of education are using it, even as researchers work in real time to ana
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Where the 2026 Tennessee gubernatorial candidates stand on education issues
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They grew up breathing Detroit air. Generations of women are pushing for new approaches to pollution.
DETROIT — Joyce Collins has buried nearly her entire immediate family.
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Denver’s test scores are up, but not high enough to meet all of the superintendent’s strategic plan goals
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Philadelphia to make digital hall pass and student tracking system available at all schools
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Philly schools ask communities to help shape transition plan as controversial closures move ahead
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Jason Arday's Downfall, Lindsay Clancy Case, and the Surveillance State
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi kick off the episode by arguing against new proposed restrictions on the press in the wake of Jason Arday's death before turning to the Lindsay Clancy trial, the wa
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Back-to-school: 6 things to watch in Newark Public Schools this year
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Developmental screening outside the doctor’s office
Like many parents, I remember visits to the pediatrician’s office in my daughter’s earliest years as overwhelming — a swirl of weights and measurements, rushed conversations about sleep training, brea
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A Wealth Tax Built on Billionaires Who Aren't Really Billionaires
There's an old saying: Those who can, do; those who can't, teach. A similar idea underscores the debate over wealth taxes in California and elsewhere: Those who can, build companies. Those who can't,
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NYC teachers: How are you teaching about 9/11 on its 25th anniversary?
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Union-Busters Are Using ICE to Intimidate California Wine Industry Workers
In late July, Raul Calvo, a well-known California union-buster, called workers at the Rodney Strong Vineyards into a meeting. Salvador Ramirez, who’d labored among big wine tanks for 12 years, says he