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Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools
Monday, November 27th, 2023
via The Associated PressNearly 9,000 private schools in Louisiana don't need state approval to grant degrees. They're unlike public schools, formal homeschooling programs or traditional private schools.
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Schools in Portland, Oregon, reach tentative deal with teachers union after nearly month-long strike
Monday, November 27th, 2023
via The Associated PressOregon's largest school district says it has reached a tentative agreement with its teachers union and its roughly 45,000 students will be back in class on Monday after more than three weeks.
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Chronic absenteeism persists in Virginia, data show
Sunday, November 26th, 2023
via The Washington PostVirginia schools are looking for ways to combat chronic absenteeism as data shows the state struggles to get students back in the classroom after the pandemic.
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5 family members and a commercial fisherman neighbor are ID’d as dead or missing in Alaska landslide
Friday, November 24th, 2023
via The Associated PressAuthorities have identified those missing or killed in an Alaska landslide this week as five family members and their neighbor, a commercial fisherman who made a longshot bid for the state's lone seat in the U.S.
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Students who miss school get help, not punishment
Friday, November 24th, 2023
via The Washington PostA program in Montgomery County, Md., aims to get kids back to class amid a national wave of absenteeism.
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Elections bring change to Virginia county torn over Confederate statue
Friday, November 24th, 2023
via The Washington PostMathews County residents took an unexpected stand against divisive politics in the Nov. 7 elections, but the fate of a Confederate statue remains unclear.
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Washoe County school superintendent’s resignation prompts search for 5th new boss in 10 years
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023
via The Associated PressThe largest school district in northern Nevada will soon be looking for a new superintendent for the fifth time in 10 years.
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Democrats who swept Moms For Liberty off school board fight superintendent’s $700,000 exit deal
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023
via The Associated PressA Pennsylvania school board that's banned books, Pride flags and transgender athletes has awarded their superintendent a $700,000 severance package before power changes hands next month.
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Teachers in Portland, Oregon, march and temporarily block bridge in third week of strike
Tuesday, November 21st, 2023
via The Associated PressStriking teachers in Portland, Oregon, temporarily shut down a major bridge Tuesday morning as they marched across it.
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Teachers and students grapple with fears and confusion about new laws restricting pronoun use
Tuesday, November 21st, 2023
via The Associated PressLaws enacted in at least 10 states prohibit or restrict students from using pronouns or names that don't match their sex assigned at birth.
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Dreams dying in a Texas city where immigrants fought for an education
Tuesday, November 21st, 2023
via The Washington PostUndocumented people who came to the U.S. as children are seeing their ambitions thwarted amid legal uncertainty, despite public support.
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Wyandotte Nation boy ‘forced’ to cut hair for school policy, ACLU says
Tuesday, November 21st, 2023
via The Washington PostThe 8-year-old student, a member of the Wyandotte Nation, had been growing his hair long in accordance with his tribe's traditions, the ACLU said.
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Hispanic conservatives defend Univision amid backlash over Trump interview
Tuesday, November 21st, 2023
via The Washington PostSeveral prominent Hispanic conservatives are pushing back against the Congressional Hispanic Caucus's effort to seek a meeting with the Spanish-language network.
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The lion, the wig and the warrior. Who is Javier Milei, Argentina’s president-elect?
Monday, November 20th, 2023
via The Associated PressHis legions of fans call him 'the crazy' and 'the wig' due to his ferocity and unruly mop of hair, while he refers to himself as 'the lion.'
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Right-wing populist Milei set to take Argentina down uncharted path: ‘No room for lukewarm measures’
Monday, November 20th, 2023
via The Associated PressWhat many deemed impossible just months ago is reality: right-wing populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina's presidency.
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Rosalynn Carter: Advocate for Jimmy Carter and many others, always leveraging her love of politics
Sunday, November 19th, 2023
via The Associated PressRosalynn Carter: Advocate for Jimmy Carter and many others, always leveraging her love of politics
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D.C. says teens need financial literacy. This is how it could look.
Sunday, November 19th, 2023
via The Washington PostOfficials hope to introduce instruction during the 2024-2025 school year.
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LGBTQ+ advocates say work remains as Colorado Springs marks anniversary of nightclub attack
Sunday, November 19th, 2023
via The Associated PressAfter the mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs that turned a drag queen's birthday celebration into a massacre, the conservative community was forced to reckon with its reputation for being unwelcoming to gay, lesbian and transgender people.
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What House Republicans want to do to public education funding
Saturday, November 18th, 2023
via The Washington PostMajor cuts are imbedded in a major House bill that would affect low-income students, English language learners and many others.
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