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549Many states don’t educate people sentenced to life. Now some are coming home.
Imprisoned as teenagers, middle-aged men and women are suddenly being released with no education.
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759New Utah law prioritizes child safety in custody courts
The legislation limits the use of reunification therapies and increases scrutiny of expert witnesses.
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636Foster Care Support Foundation assists families in need
They provides clothing, infant equipment, developmental toys and books to thousands of children.
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613Amid clamor from protesters, Tennessee Senate passes bill to arm some teachers
The law — that most teachers and parents oppose — now goes to a House vote.
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570Rural students’ access to Wi-Fi is in jeopardy as pandemic-era resources recede
The study found that of rural students still lack high-speed broadband internet at home.
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1.3K‘Distrust, Detection & Discipline:’ New data reveals teachers’ ChatGPT crackdown
As students increasingly turn to generative AI to complete schoolwork, educators grow more concerned.
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801Louisiana House backs moving public money to private schools
Proponents have framed the proposed education savings accounts as the hallmark of parental choice.
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957Healing the children of Horse Nations
Oregon’s Indian Country offers equine therapy for children leaving foster care and justice systems.
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602What to know about the roiling debate over U.S. maternal mortality rates
Researchers have challenged the data behind a striking two-decade rise in maternal mortality rates.
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889Vague school rules at the root of millions of student suspensions
At public schools, students are suspended, even expelled, for ambiguous and highly subjective reasons.
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542Church v. state: Oklahoma’s high court to hear precedent-setting religious charter school case
The case examines whether publicly funded charter schools can explicitly endorse religion.
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817When the number of bedrooms in a home keeps parents from getting their kids back
Inadequate housing cases took longer to resolve than cases involving physical or sexual abuse.
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725From camper to staff: How one camp’s mission changes lives
Camp Twin Lakes provides experiences that are both medically and physically adaptive and supportive.
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595Freezin’ for a reason: Georgia Special Olympics finds fundraising success
Hundreds of people gathered at Lake Acworth to "Polar Plunge" into frigid waters.
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840Learning science might help kids read better
Integrating science lesson knowledge into the reading lessons improved reading scores for elementary students.
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1.1KIntensive tutoring is great for academics. Now there’s evidence it can boost attendance.
Students in a tutoring program show up to school on days they have tutoring.
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1.0KCurbing private equity’s expansion into child care
Investor-backed chains manage an estimated one in 10 child care centers in the country.
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857As Oklahoma adds virtual charter schools — including nation’s first religious one — some wonder if there’s a ‘saturation point’
School choice advocates say states shouldn’t put limits on the virtual school options available.
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661For a handful of lawyers in Cuyahoga County, juvenile cases are big business
Judges steered two-thirds of juvenile criminal cases to just 10 lawyers in one year.
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1.8KSouth Carolina House approves ‘universal’ school choice before pilot even begins
House Republicans refused to set limitations or requirements on private schools taking taxpayer money.
