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Deb Haaland asks America to teach the history it doesn't want to repeat
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, first Native American Cabinet member, told The 19th that "history doesn't change," but that "we can choose not to learn about it."
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‘We need every tool in our toolbox’: COVID-19 Delta surge threatens to overwhelm school nurses
School nurses spent the past year mitigating in-school coronavirus spread and helping vaccinate staff and students. This year, many say they are burned out – just as COVID-19 cases surge once again.
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‘There’s nothing we can do’: Public schools without mask mandates put parents in a scary situation
Texas and Florida lead the nation in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Their governors are penalizing public schools putting mask mandates in place.
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Mental health support in preschool may help lower sky-high expulsion rates
Kids in child care are expelled at three times the rate of older kids. Mental health consultants could help lower the rate — and stabilize the industry.
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Before Zaila Avant-garde, these Black spellers made headlines
Avant-garde’s win follows a longer history of Black girls reaching the highest level of spelling competitions, and facing discrimination when they got to the top.
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Congratulations roll in after Zaila Avant-garde’s history-making win at the Scripps National Spelling Bee
A former president and first lady celebrated the 14-year-old's win.
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Study finds evidence of sex trafficking in trade schools
Researchers identified at least 18 schools across five states that state certification boards suspected of forcing their students into the sex industry.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones to join Howard University after declining UNC tenure offer
“I decided to decline the offer of tenure ... It was a very difficult decision, not a decision I wanted to make,” Hannah-Jones said.
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2 years later, legal protections for Black people's hair are still gaining momentum
Advocates of the CROWN Act reflect on its impact and the many remaining challenges on changing beauty standards.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones' delayed UNC tenure offer highlights political battle over critical race theory
Her 1619 Project is at the center of a debate about what public-school students can learn about race in America.