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Heat, High Water, Hurricanes: Schools Are Not Ready for Climate Change
Wednesday, September 17th, 2025
via The New York TimesA storm can last a day. But the disruption to learning can last years. As natural disasters become more common, school districts are grappling with how to adapt.
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In an Expensive City, Who Should Get Free Preschool?
Wednesday, September 17th, 2025
via The New York TimesCutbacks in free preschool for 3-year-olds in New York City raise a question: As even middle-class families struggle to get by, should everyone have access to the program?
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Transcript: Lydia Polgreen Interviews Masha Gessen
Tuesday, October 10th, 2023
via The New York TimesLGBTQ+
8 Sex Myths That Experts Wish Would Go Away
Sunday, October 15th, 2023
via The New York TimesSex Education
‘I Want to Be Forgiven. I Just Want to Be Forgiven.’
Sunday, October 15th, 2023
via The New York TimesParents
Monday Briefing: A Race to Ease the Gaza Crisis
Sunday, October 15th, 2023
via The New York TimesSex Education
Polish Election Upends Right-Wing Ruling Party
Wednesday, September 17th, 2025
via The Wall Street JournalThe ruling Law and Justice Party veered right to tap Ukraine fatigue, but failed to win enough votes to form a government.
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What Happens When an Artist’s Technology Becomes Obsolete?
Tuesday, October 17th, 2023
via The New York TimesRacism
Scholastic Book Fairs Will Separate Diverse Titles
Monday, October 16th, 2023
via The New York TimesRacism
Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois Starts Group to Promote Abortion Rights
Wednesday, October 18th, 2023
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Ex-Florida Lawmaker Gets 4 Months in Prison for Covid-19 Relief …
Friday, October 20th, 2023
via The New York TimesParents
Navajo Nation debating whether to end ban on same-sex marriage
Monday, October 23rd, 2023
via The Washington PostSex Education
Jim Jordan, a relentless wrestler on the mat and in Congress …
Saturday, October 21st, 2023
via The Washington PostSex Education
Publisher Scholastic Backtracks on Isolating Works on Race and …
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023
via The New York TimesRacism
Who Is Mike Johnson? The Latest G.O.P. House Speaker Nominee
Wednesday, September 17th, 2025
via The New York TimesA lawyer and former chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, he played a pivotal role in congressional efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Baltimore to pay $48 million to 3 men wrongly imprisoned for 36 years
Thursday, October 19th, 2023
via The Washington PostProsecuted for murder as teenagers, the 'Harlem Park 3' sued Baltimore after they were released from prison in 2019.
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New Jersey Governor Joins School Halloween Fray: ‘Give Me a Break’
Wednesday, September 17th, 2025
via The New York TimesThe South Orange and Maplewood school district tried to help students who felt left out on Halloween. The governor's response: "Seriously?"
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This Florida School District Banned Cellphones. Here’s What …
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
via The New York TimesSchool Safety
The Latest Target for California Conservatives? Local School Boards
Monday, October 30th, 2023
via The New York TimesSeveral California school districts have required parental notification when students seek to change their gender identity. Opponents say the policies have needlessly divided communities.
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