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Should all schools have student newspapers

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In “A Plan to Fund High School Newspapers Seeks to Revive Student Journalism,” Claire Fahy writes about efforts to expand journalism opportunities in New York City public schools.

What students are saying about the demands of high school

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“We have pushed high school students into maximizing every part of their days and nights,” Tim Donahue, a high school English teacher, writes in the guest essay “High Schoolers Need to Do Less So That They Can Do Better.” “We need to let them slow down.”

Behind school bus mess, a 45-year-old contract that’s hard to change

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Students across New York City are waiting up to an hour for school buses as a driver shortage and conflict over a contract hamstring the city’s ability to find a solution.

From school librarian to activist: ‘The hate level and the vitriol Is unreal’

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Amid a surge in book bans nationwide, the librarian Amanda Jones was targeted by vicious threats. So she decided to fight back.

Bible teaching in every classroom? In Oklahoma, few signs it’s happening.

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Oklahoma’s schools superintendent announced in June that every teacher in the state would be expected to teach the Bible. As schools open, there’s little evidence they have changed their curriculums or teaching.

Why are free school lunches becoming a campaign issue?

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When Vice President Kamala Harris picked Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate this month, the issue of “universal school meals” entered the spotlight because last year, Mr. Walz signed a bill that allowed public schools to provide all students with free breakfast and lunch.

New York bans realistic active shooter drills in schools

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The state is adding restrictions meant to make lockdown drills less scary for children, and will also require schools to notify parents about the exercises ahead of time.

Students target teachers in group TikTok attack, shaking their school

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Seventh and eighth graders in Malvern, Pa., impersonating their teachers posted disparaging, lewd, racist and homophobic videos in the first known mass attack of its kind in the U.S.

The pandemic’s babies and toddlers are struggling in school

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Interviews with more than two dozen teachers, pediatricians and early childhood experts depicted a generation less likely to have age-appropriate skills—to be able to hold a pencil, communicate their needs, identify shapes and letters, manage their emotions or solve problems with peers.

Los Angeles USD’s A.I. ‘friend’ for public school students falls flat

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Los Angeles schools hired a start-up to build an A.I. chatbot for parents and students. A few months later, the company collapsed.

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