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People gather last month on Indiana University's Bloomington campus to protest the college's vaccine requirement. A group of students sued the school, claiming the policy violated their rights.

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  • Education

Indiana University's Vaccine Requirement Should Stand, Federal Judge Rules

A group of students challenged the college's policy, saying it violated their rights to reject medical treatment, among other things.

July 20, 2021
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By:
  • Clare Lombardo
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  • Education

Georgia Lottery Sets Record For Profits

The Georgia Lottery generated more than $1.5 billion for the state’s HOPE Scholarship and Pre-K programs during the last fiscal year, a record that came despite a global pandemic that dampened economic activity.

July 20, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams
A girl with a backpack wearing a mask

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  • Children's Health

Georgia Schools Need 'System Of Support' As Students Return Amid Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. Administrators are preparing now for students who may have fallen behind academically as well as those who may be experiencing increased anxiety and depression.

July 19, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • Education

What Do Alabama And California Have In Common? Top-Notch U.S. History Standards

State history standards can give educators a roadmap through the uncomfortable facts of U.S. history. In the current debate over critical race theory, they can also offer political cover.

July 15, 2021
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By:
  • Cory Turner
Cornel West, here at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., in 2016, suggests in his resignation letter that politics were a factor in Harvard University's decision not to extend tenure to him.

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  • Education

Cornel West Has Announced He's Leaving Harvard And Says The School Has Lost Its Way

In a resignation letter posted to Twitter on Monday, West says the university is suffering from "intellectual and spiritual bankruptcy of deep depths."

July 14, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, pictured at the Illinois State Capitol in May 2020, has signed legislation that makes his state the first in the nation to require the teaching of Asian American history in public schools.

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  • Education

Illinois Has Become The First State To Require The Teaching Of Asian American History

Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation last week that will require public school students to learn about Asian American history starting in the 2022-2023 school year.

July 13, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Nikole Hannah-Jones stands for a portrait at her home in Brooklyn on July 6, 2021. Hannah-Jones says she will not teach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following an extended fight over tenure.

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  • Education

Nikole Hannah-Jones Chose Howard Over UNC. HBCUs Hope It's The Start Of A New Era

At historically black colleges and universities, Hannah-Jones' decision is being celebrated as an important step toward redefining which schools should be considered among the most prestigious.

July 13, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Masks are critical in reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission for children too young for vaccines, such as this 7-year-old girl. That's part of the newly updated CDC guidelines for the coming school year — and for travel plans parents are making for summer.

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  • Children's Health

CDC Updates Guidelines To Protect Kids From COVID In School. Plus: Vacation Tips

The updated guidance promotes vaccination for those old enough and says vaccinated children may not need masks. What about kids too young for vaccines? And as summer begins, what about vacation risks?

July 10, 2021
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  • Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
Sierra Leone's minister of education and chief innovation officer David Moinina Sengeh is a man of many talents. He's using mobile phone technology to improve daily life, he invented a way to make a prosthetic limb with a computer-assisted technique and he's a singer and rapper and a clothing designer, too.

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  • Global Health

This Education Minister Is A Renaissance Man (And He's Got A Music Video To Prove It)

Sierra Leone's education minister and MIT graduate David Moinina Sengeh is shooting for the moon when it comes to his country's future, from schools to health-care to ... space travel.

July 10, 2021
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  • Jason Beaubien
Activists pose for a photo after raising a large rainbow heart in front of Hungary's parliament building in Budapest on Thursday. The activists are protesting against a new law they say discriminates against and marginalizes LGBTQ people.

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  • Europe

Hungary Bans LGBTQ Content From Schools, But Some Teachers Say They Will Defy It

Hungary is banning LGBTQ content from classrooms and media that reaches minors. Not if these educators can help it.

July 09, 2021
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  • Esme Nicholson
Zaila Avant-garde, 14, from Harvey, La., celebrates winning the finals of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday.

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  • National

1st African American To Win The Spelling Bee Also Holds 3 Basketball World Records

"It made me feel really proud," Zaila Avant-garde said after clinching the victory. The 14-year-old Louisianian crushed the competition with the winning word "murraya."

July 09, 2021
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  • Dana Farrington and
  • Emma Bowman
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  • National

After Tenure Controversy, Nikole Hannah-Jones Will Join Howard Faculty Instead Of UNC

The news is a blow to UNC, which had its reputation damaged by its trustees' initial reluctance to grant tenure to Hannah-Jones. Howard also announced writer Ta-Nehisi Coates will join its faculty.

July 06, 2021
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  • Laurel Wamsley
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  • Education

CDC Finds Racial, Regional Disparities As Schools Reopened Classrooms

A new study shows that racial and geographic gaps persisted as K-12 students went back to their classrooms—with non-Hispanic white kids more often the ones attending a brick-and-mortar school full-time in most states.

July 06, 2021
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  • Laura Olson
Bill Cosby gestures outside his home in Elkins Park, Pa., on June 30, 2021, after being released from prison when the Pennsylvania's supreme court overturned his sexual assault conviction. Cosby expressed support for former TV co-star Phylicia Rashad's freedom of speech after she defended him in a tweet.

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  • Arts & Life

Bill Cosby Urges Howard University To Support Phylicia Rashad's Freedom Of Speech

The comedian defended Rashad's freedom of speech after the actress came under criticism for defending Cosby after his sexual assault conviction was overturned.

July 05, 2021
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair

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  • Education

Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College

New rules take effect today, completing an overhaul of the once-troubled federal TEACH Grant program that makes it easier for teachers to pay for college.

July 02, 2021
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  • Cory Turner
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