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Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Wednesday that he’s issued subpoenas to seven school districts across the state as part of his ongoing investigation into school districts’ curriculum and practices. Schmitt, who is running in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate, said in a news release that the subpoenas target student surveys that his office characterized as asking […]
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Supporters of former Anderson University professor Miranda Barnett gathered Sunday to demand change in the school's treatment of LGBTQ+ people.
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Prince Christian is second in line to the Danish throne and enrolled at the elite Herlufsholm School last year
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Kentucky's reigning Teacher of the Year says LGBTQ discrimination led him to leave his job
Kentucky Teacher of the Year 2022 Willie Carver won't be in the running for the award in 2023. He'll be working at the University of Kentucky.
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School choice is sweeping America. Now, Supreme Court has given parents even more options.
The frustration that parents felt juggling work and their children’s learning spurred an explosion of school choice initiatives around the country.
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University of Michigan gives nearly $2 million to group attempting to 'dismantle systemic racism'
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Alabama is projected to land 4-star JUCO transfer WR Malik Benson
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Meet the 14-year-old bringing a queer youth conference to rural Texas
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A suspended Google engineer who believes the company's AI chatbot is sentient says it's like 'any child' and could grow up to be 'bad'
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