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California Becomes the First State to Ban Student Gender Notification Policies
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that prevents educators from having to notify parents if their child asks to switch…
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The Book Bag That Binds Japanese Society
Nearly every elementary school student in Japan carries a book bag known as a randoseru, a staple of Japanese childhood…
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High School Collapses in Nigeria, Killing Several Students
An unknown number of people were trapped in the rubble of the building in Jos, a city of one million…
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All the Shelter a New York City School Can Provide
Mary Lauri and Roberto Rodríguez, asylum seekers from Venezuela, heard about Public School 46, in Fort Greene in Brooklyn, from…
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Women Must Be Invited to Shape Afghanistan’s Future
In May 2022, nine months after the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan, I visited a girls’ secondary school that was…
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Schools Police Chief Indicted in Uvalde Shooting Response
A grand jury indicted the former chief of police for schools in Uvalde, Texas, for his role in the delayed…
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Oklahoma’s State Superintendent Requires Public Schools to Teach the Bible
The state superintendent, Ryan Walters, said the Bible was a “necessary historical document” that must be taught in certain grades.
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Elaine Schwartz, Longtime Principal of an Innovative School, Dies at 92
A co-founder of the Center School in Manhattan, she implemented once-radical ideas that put the students first. She retired four…
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How the War in Gaza Disrupted an Elite Private School
The Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School, like similar institutions across the city, was consumed by strife…
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Why U.S. Schools Are Facing Their Biggest Budget Crunch in Years
Federal pandemic aid helped keep school districts afloat, but that money is coming to an end.