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The new FAFSA was supposed to be easier to use. Technical glitches have made it anything but.
Marginalized students may have the most to lose as the Education Department’s rollout of the new college financial aid application has hit several bumps.
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A nonprofit started by teenagers turns the daughters of Cambodian refugees into leaders
Khmer Girls in Action in Long Beach, California, centers Southeast Asian American students — and has a history of fighting sexual harassment and punitive discipline in schools.
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The mom of a school shooter faces time in prison. Her conviction has sparked mixed reactions.
The Jennifer Crumbley verdict has been applauded as a win for gun violence prevention but criticized for potentially creating a legal slippery slope.
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Who’s most worried about the end of affirmative action? Race isn’t the only factor.
Gallup data shared exclusively with The 19th found that Black and Latinx men may be more concerned about the impacts of the policy's demise than women in their demographics.
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California universities are required to offer students abortion pills. A lot just don't mention it.
The state implemented the requirement a year ago, but information on where or how students can obtain the medication is lacking and, often, nonexistent. -
Your employer can now match your student loan repayments as 401(k) contributions
The contribution option could help many Americans, especially Black women, build a more stable financial future. Here's how it works.
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Cal State LA has a woman president for the first time — and she’s off to an eventful start
Berenecea Johnson Eanes has already experienced her first faculty strike as a leader in the nation’s largest university system.
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Even dictionaries aren’t safe from censorship in this Florida school district
Escambia County’s school district was already facing a lawsuit over banned books on LGBTQ+ subjects and race. Officials kept removing books anyway under a new Florida law.
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School program reduces trauma in Latina and Black girls but faces implementation hurdles
Working on Womanhood is an evidence-based mental health support for often-overlooked student groups. But challenges to scaling it and programs like it are numerous.
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Claudine Gay’s resignation at Harvard proves Black women’s leadership is still political
Analysis | Much of the criticism wasn’t about legitimate concerns about academic integrity or campus antisemitism. It was about who is in power.