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      Texas educators fear Abbott's effort to kick undocumented children out of school

      Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has taken up the issue now because Title 42, the Trump-era policy that allows Customs and Border Protection officials to expel migrants back to Mexico, will soon be ending.

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      School choice movement gains momentum amid pandemic discontent

      Advocates say school choice gives all kids the chance to upgrade their education, but critics fear it will sap even more resources from the public school system.

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      Is now the right time to be rolling back school mask mandates?

      Several Democrat-led states are lifting mask requirements in schools under the belief that they cause more harm than good at the current stage of the pandemic.

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      White House blasts Florida GOP's 'Don't Say Gay' school bill

      The Biden administration sharply criticized Republicans in Florida on Tuesday for backing a measure that, if signed into law, would prevent discussions of gender and sexuality in the state’s schools.

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      What the end of affirmative action would mean for U.S. colleges

      More than four decades after the practice was first ruled constitutional, the Supreme Court appears primed to ban racial considerations in college admissions.

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      Can hopes of keeping schools open stand up to Omicron?

      No one is eager for a return to remote learning, but the contagious new variant is straining even the best plans to keep students in the classroom.

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      Fauci: 'It's safe enough to get those kids back to school'

      As schools across the country are set to resume in-person classes after the winter break, Dr. Anthony Fauci is urging parents to vaccinate children over 5 to add an additional level of safety.

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      Remote schooling led to catastrophic learning loss, new study finds

      Remote schooling during the 2020-21 academic year contributed to “highly significant” learning loss, according to a new study published today by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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      Garland defends memo on threats against school board officials

      AG Merrick Garland attempted to set the record straight about the memo amid inflammatory attacks from Republicans during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday.

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      Should there be special programs for gifted students?

      Gifted programs are designed to challenge high-performing children, but critics say they mostly give an extra leg up to kids who already have significant advantages.

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      Do police belong in America's schools?

      School resource officers are tasked with keeping schools safe, but a growing body of research suggests their presence takes a significant toll on students.

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      What's behind the unexpected gender gap on college campuses?

      Women are outpacing men in higher education at a record rate. The causes of this disparity are complex and won't be easy to fix.

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      Should schools require students to get the COVID vaccine?

      Keeping kids safe and schools open is a priority, but there's debate over how effective vaccine mandates for students would be.

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      Fauci calls school COVID-19 vaccine mandates a 'good idea'

      Dr. Anthony Fauci said he backs the idea of coronavirus vaccine mandates for eligible children to attend schools, noting that such mandates already exist for other infectious diseases.

    • Yahoo News 360

      What do kids need to overcome pandemic learning loss?

      A handful of recent studies have found that the nation’s students have fallen behind dramatically since the pandemic began. How can we help them get back on track?

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      Should masks be required when kids return to school?

      The welcome end of distance learning for most of the country's schools has reignited the debate over the value and drawbacks of asking students, teachers and staff to cover their mouths in the classroom.

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      Pandemic burnout causing teachers to rethink returning in the fall

      Early on in the pandemic, educators were the ones put to the test. There's lots of ongoing challenges facing schools as some teachers head into the summer unsure if they’ll return to work.

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      Author of Texas bill to ban critical race theory says Martin Luther King Jr. would approve of it

      Texas is set to become the latest GOP-controlled state to ban the teaching of critical race theory in school, and the bill's main author says the move would have been approved by Martin Luther King Jr.

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      Universal pre-K: Common sense or calamity?

      President Biden has proposed providing free schools to all 3-and-4-year-olds, but critics say the plan would do more harm than good.

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      Should colleges require students to get the COVID vaccine?

      Vaccine mandates raise a number of logistical and ethical issues, but supporters say it's worth the effort to keep campuses safe in the fall.

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      Virtual-only schooling drops below 10% for 1st time

      The share of school districts continuing to offer virtual-only instruction to students fell below 10 percent for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to statistics compiled by the data firm Burbio.

    • Yahoo News 360

      Should teachers be prioritized for COVID vaccines?

      President Biden has called for moving teachers to the top tier of vaccine eligibility to help schools open. Would doing so be a mistake?

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      'You don't have American history without Black people': How one Utah school failed its students

      A public charter school in Utah sparked controversy over the weekend after announcing that parents could “exercise their civil rights” and opt their children out of the school’s Black History Month curriculum. After widespread backlash, it’s walking back this decision.

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      Science says schools are safe, so what’s keeping them closed?

      Evidence suggests that schools can be reopened without causing major coronavirus outbreaks. But there are still a number of forces keeping students out of the classroom.

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      The coronavirus closed schools. Our diseased politics is keeping them closed.

      Evidence is already emerging that online learning is leading to an education gap, one that is almost certainly growing wider by the week.

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    The debate over student debt forgiveness
    • “It could give millions a chance to finally buy a house or start their business or help their kids get an education, too.”

    • “You signed a contract…If you don’t want to deal with the financial pressure of debt, don’t take out the loan.”

    • “Without action from Biden, Black student debt will hinder his agenda with respect to eliminating racial inequities.”

    • “Blanket relief could end up routing too much relief to those who do not need it and too little to those who do.”

    • “Unlike a number of other policy issues, student debt relief doesn’t need to be pushed through a narrowly controlled Congress.”

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