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Education
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Working parents and people of color — not ‘elites’ — stand to benefit from student loan forgiveness, advocates say
In oral arguments before the Supreme Court this week, the Biden administration defended the president’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student debt.
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College students have never had a roadmap for navigating sexual assault — until now
The Campus Accountability Map & Tool provides a breakdown of sexual violence on college campuses and highlights information survivors need, including important points of contact at academic institutions.
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Barbara Johns made civil rights history at 16. Her sister reflects on the US Capitol statue planned in her honor.
Joan Johns Cobbs joined her sister to protest their segregated school’s deplorable conditions in 1951. She wants the statue of her sister planned for Statuary Hall to show her “determination and forcefulness.”
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Book bans internalize ‘shame’ for young LGBTQ+ people, advocates say. Here’s how they’re pushing back.
The “National Day of Reading” is part of a larger effort by advocates and parents to ensure students have access to LGBTQ+ stories.
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Mainstream education often neglects Black history. TikTok, Freedom Schools and other resources are bridging the gap.
Recent efforts through social media and community education to teach about Black people's contributions are part of a long history of pushing back against Eurocentric instruction in schools.
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'I can be an example': After 107 years, a Latina will lead a national group of school principals
Raquel Martinez spoke with The 19th about the significance of her new role with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, her goals for the group and how growing up in a farmworker family has shaped her approach.
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More than half of queer Florida parents have considered fleeing the state in the wake of ‘Don’t Say Gay,’ study finds
Of the respondents, 17 percent have already taken steps to leave Florida, and 11 percent have considered transferring their children to other schools.
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Changes to AP African American Studies course set a ‘scary precedent,’ advocates say
In response to backlash from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and education officials, the College Board made subjects like queer studies and intersectionality optional but not required.
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New program aims to invest in Black women's leadership in the South
Twenty-five women — among them attorneys, formerly incarcerated women and advocates — make up the inaugural class of the program.
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The Supreme Court could consider a charter school's code requiring skirts or dresses for girls
A North Carolina charter school that was found to violate the Constitution by requiring women students to wear skirts or dresses to promote “chivalry” is taking its case to the Supreme Court.