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US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high

AP News - August 18, 2026

It’s the fourth consecutive year that the national average exemption rate has reached a record, and the vast majority are parents withholding shots for nonmedical reasons.

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Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system

AP News - June 18, 2026

For months, and sometimes longer, parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited for the Education Department to make progress on their complaints of bullying or other discrimination.

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Majority of U.S. adults support religious chaplains in public schools, a new AP-NORC poll shows

AP News - June 27, 2025

The survey shows the complexity of Americans’ attitudes toward religious expression in schools, which varies depending on the kind of expression and sometimes crosses partisan lines.

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