School
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World
The Culture Wars Came to a California Suburb. A Leader Has Been Ousted.
Voters recalled a Southern California school board president after his conservative majority approved policies on critical race theory and transgender…
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World
California Joins Growing National Effort to Ban Smartphone Use in Schools
Gov. Gavin Newsom called for a statewide ban as states and large school districts have pursued similar prohibitions to prevent…
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World
A School With 7 Students: Inside the ‘Microschools’ Movement
Parents, desperate for help, are turning to private schools with a half-dozen or so students. And they are getting a…
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World
No Field, No Problem. An Academic Powerhouse Can Also Play Ball.
The elite Baccalaureate high school, housed in a former pocketbook factory in Queens, is known for its college-level courses. And…
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World
New York City Removes Two Parents From School Councils Over Behavior
One parent led a push to review rules around transgender athletes. The other had encouraged pro-Palestinian student activism. The chancellor…
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World
Site of Parkland Shooting to Be Torn Down
Demolition of the former freshman building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was expected to start on Friday and take…
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World
Grand Jury Declines to Indict Principal Accused of Endangering a Student
In a case that roiled a racially diverse town in New Jersey for months, a high school principal is one…
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Politics
Debby Lee Cohen, Who Helped Prune Plastic From Schools, Dies at 64
Her successful campaign against foam lunch trays in New York City led to similar city and statewide bans — and…
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Politics
Why Children Are Missing More School Now
The raw data looks inarguably bad: The share of American children missing at least 10 percent of school days nearly…
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World
What We Know About Israel’s Deadly Strike on U.N. School Complex in Gaza
A day after Israeli forces bombed a U.N. school complex in central Gaza that had become a shelter for displaced…