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Pandemic Stimulus Aid May Not Be Doing Enough to Help Schools

By: Madeleine Ngo β€” June 5th 2023 at 09:00
Pandemic aid was supposed to help students recover from learning loss, but results have been mixed.

Elizabethton City Schools in Tennessee provided English tutoring this year for 404 elementary and middle school students with the increased funding.
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Republicans Face Setbacks in Push to Tighten Voting Laws on College Campuses

By: Neil Vigdor β€” March 29th 2023 at 21:50
Party officials across the country have sought to erect more barriers for young voters, who tilt heavily Democratic, after several cycles in which their turnout surged.

Students walking between classes at the University of Idaho. The state will ban student ID cards as a form of voter identification, one of few successes for Republicans targeting young voters this year.
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Student Loan Case Before Supreme Court Poses Pressing Question: Who Can Sue?

By: Adam Liptak β€” February 26th 2023 at 14:46
Prompted by a 2007 decision giving states β€œspecial solicitude,” partisan challenges to federal programs from coalitions of state attorneys general have surged.

Activists in Washington urging President Biden last year to cancel student debt. Six Republican-led states have a challenge to the debt cancellation pending before the Supreme Court.
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See Workers as Workers, Not as a College Credential

By: The Editorial Board β€” January 28th 2023 at 20:42
Eliminating the college degree requirement for state government jobs is both good policy and good leadership.

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Auburn Banned TikTok, and Students Can’t Stop Talking About It

By: Sapna Maheshwari β€” January 21st 2023 at 07:05
The school’s prohibition brings a geopolitical fight front and center for TikTok’s biggest fans: young Americans.

Ansley Franco, a senior at Auburn, said TikTok was a key way for Greek organizations on college campuses to promote themselves.
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When Students Change Gender Identity, Should Schools Tell Their Parents?

By: Katie J. M. Baker β€” January 22nd 2023 at 10:00
Educators are facing wrenching new tensions over whether they should tell parents when students socially transition at school.

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