MSU students share safety concerns following University of Idaho murders
The murder of four University of Idaho students has struck the nation and college students across the country are now second-guessing their safety.
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Ron DeSantis, Florida’s governor and a potential Republican presidential prospect, says he wants to mandate a “core curriculum” in public universities as a way to ensure young Floridians are grounded in Western civilization. To the nation’s higher education leaders, that idea is political kryptonite. Proponents of the core curriculum say every student should emerge from…
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- BuzzFeed
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- The Abilene Reporter-News
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Some NC school districts scramble to find substitutes as teacher vacancies grow. The churn in who leads a class can set back learning.
- The Des Moines Register
Opinion: Debunking 3 myths about Iowa’s new school choice law
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Betsy DeVos and former GOP lawmakers who helped construct versions of the legislation Biden is using to cancel student debt just told the Supreme Court his plan 'obviously violates' the law
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- Herald-Tribune
Sunday's letters: Fight takeover at New College, for students' sake
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- The Florida Times-Union
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- The 74
Michigan May Reverse Law Requiring 3rd-Graders Behind in Reading to Repeat Grade
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- Daytona Beach News-Journal
B-CU students, alumni air grievances at YouTube town hall hosted by Roland Martin
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Clovis parents urge schools to transport medically fragile students to therapy in Fresno
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- Fox News
California reverses COVID vaccine requirement for students as it ends Newsom emergency declaration
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- Detroit Free Press
U-M Flint hits crossroads as enrollment slumps; transformation study underway
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Texas State Board of Education expels its opposition to school vouchers from state wish list
The Texas State Board of Education has removed its opposition to voucher and school choice programs from its legislative agenda.
- The Hill
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday proposed major changes to school lunches in an attempt to make the meals healthier, with particular emphasis on reducing sugar and salt. The plan, which is set for a 60-day public comment period starting Tuesday, is a multiyear effort that was developed with input from school nutrition…
- NBC News
School food vendor apologizes — again — for 'inexcusable' Black History Month menu
A vendor that provides food service to schools apologized for the "unintentional insensitivity" of its Black History Month menu, echoing similar apologies it has made for more than a decade amid backlash over racially insensitive menus.