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2.3KKids taken from Black family remain in state custody
Five children were taken after a routine traffic stop led to drug charges.
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2.2KAfter judge resentences LaKeith Smith to 30 years, his lawyer pledges to fight for those who ‘didn’t pull the trigger’
"Today doesn't feel like justice,” Smith's attorney Leroy Maxwell told news reporters.
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1.6K‘We can’t incarcerate our way out of the problem’: Why some judges favor drug courts’ treatment-based approach
Drug courts are a treatment-based model of diverting people from lockdown.
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1.3KLos Angeles schools shut down as staff begin 3-day strike
With teachers marching in solidarity, the workers are demanding better wages and increased staffing.
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1.7KSchool library book bans are seen as targeting LGBTQ content
Book bans seem to target LGBTQ content and not just "sexually explicit material".
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1.4KDigital literacy: Can the republic ‘survive an algorithm’?
With misinformation rampant online, educators are finding ways to teach students to recognize it.
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Sentenced to 65 years, at age 19, Alabaman will ask for prison-release during Monday hearing
LaKeith Smith was convicted when he was 15 for his part in a burglary.
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2.0KHere’s how an AI tool may flag parents with disabilities
The tool's widely-used algorithm may discriminate against people with disabilities or other protected groups.
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2.4K‘It’s hard to focus’: Schools say American kids are hungry
Children in food-insecure households are more likely to struggle academically and repeat grade levels.
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4.3KAn accidental experiment during COVID suggests too many children are removed to foster care
Experts warned child abuse would rise during COVID. These researchers found otherwise.
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1.5KGun bills coming in Michigan after 2nd school mass shooting
Democrats will bring a sweeping 11-bill gun safety package before the Legislature this week.
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1.4KOregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools
Manning's bill requires Oregon school districts to develop climate change curriculum within three years.
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4.1KAfghan student in U.S. starts remote learning program for women and girls back home
Teaching the women and girls English gives them access to the world, Zahra said.
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1.7KMany kids need tutoring help. Only a small fraction get it.
Schools trying to ramp up tutoring have run into roadblocks, including staffing and scheduling.
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1.5KJaded with education, more Americans are skipping college
Hundreds of thousands of college-aged students didn't enroll in college during the pandemic.
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1.5KNew Mexico has lost track of juveniles locked up for life. We found nearly two dozen.
An upcoming bill could grant these youth their freedom, if they can be identified.
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1.4KGeorgia Senate bill bans some transgender care for youth
The bill would ban most gender-confirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for youth.
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5.0KMany kids are struggling in school. Do their parents know?
Many parents don't realize how far the pandemic set back their own child's education.
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4.3KDisabled students at higher risks for arrests, dropping out and being unready for adulthood
Youth with disabilities are at least two-thirds of those in the juvenile justice system.
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1.1KKansas plan keeping low wages for disabled angers advocates
Critics argue that below-minimum-wage jobs exploit workers and don't foster independence.
