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Amid Black Lives Matter flag debate, Milton school board votes to only fly U.S. and Vermont flags
April 12, 2024
Leading up to the vote, residents had been protesting and sending letters in support of keeping the Black Live Matter flag up.
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To close or stay open? Ahead of the eclipse, Texas schools weighed logistical hurdles versus learning opportunities
April 05, 2024
Some districts will close for the day expecting traffic jams and busy city services. Others will stay open for parents who can’t find child care.
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Medical students help rural schoolchildren avoid suspension with mobile physicals
March 11, 2024
Students from East Carolina University provide state-mandated health assessments to kids in southeastern North Carolina counties.
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Protesters far outnumber Westboro demonstrators in Owasso
March 07, 2024
The handful of Westboro Baptist Church demonstrators who gathered outside of Owasso High School just after 2 p.m. Wednesday sported signs with captions that targeted transgender and nonbinary people.
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U.S. Education Department to investigate Owasso Public Schools
March 02, 2024
Federal authorities will look into possible discrimination at Owasso Public Schools following the death of Nex Benedict – a nonbinary 16-year-old student who died in February the day after a fight with three girls in a school bathroom.
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Amid Decline in Enrollment, Two Mill Road Schools May Merge
February 28, 2024
The merger possibility follows a decline of 18% in enrollment in Red Hook elementary grade levels.
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Lettuce and Yams for Students An Hour After Harvest: 30 Percent of Red Hook School Lunches Are Now Sourced Local
February 26, 2024
The 30-percent local initiative, commonly referred to as The 30 Percent, is part of a statewide effort to source from New York farms.
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As schools consolidate in rural Harrison County, students and alumni worry kids will suffer
February 23, 2024
Parents of West Virginia students are moving their children to private and home schools. As public school attendance drops, Harrison County is consolidating and teachers are leaving, fueling concerns that students left behind won’t get the attention they need.
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A Texas school has punished a Black student over his hairstyle for months. Neither side is backing down.
February 22, 2024
A trial over the Barbers Hill school district’s dress code will test Texas’ new CROWN Act, which prohibits discrimination based on hairstyles.
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How Montana pays for its public schools, in pictures
February 19, 2024
We break down the dizzyingly complex recipe that dishes state and local dollars into school district funds across Montana – where 96% of its public school districts are classified as “small rural.”
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Misplaced Trust
February 07, 2024
Stolen Indigenous land is the foundation of the land-grant university system. Climate change is its legacy.
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Top 5 takeaways of our investigation into state trust lands
February 07, 2024
A Grist investigation reveals how 14 public universities continue to benefit from extractive industries on stolen Indigenous land.
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There aren’t enough child development specialists, so the county is hiring its own
January 29, 2024
Kids at risk of developmental delay can qualify for care through the longstanding federally funded Early Intervention Program, but a dearth of care providers has created a backlog that keeps families waiting for care.
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After its college closes, a rural community fights to keep a path to education open
January 26, 2024
College converts its assets into a nonprofit to help local students persist in pursuing higher education.
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State Seeks Repayment of Errant Teacher Bonuses
January 25, 2024
Oklahoma’s Education Department awarded teachers life-changing bonuses — and created a nightmare for some by demanding it back. Teachers working in rural or high-poverty schools qualified for bigger stipends.
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