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BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS

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Education|Political|US

The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?

As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take over its major responsibilities

The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
Education|Political|US

Schools around the US confront anxiety over Trump's actions on immigration

President Donald Trump’s immigration policies already are affecting schools across the country

Schools around the US confront anxiety over Trump's actions on immigration
Education|Political|US

DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students' academic progress

A federal research office that tracks the progress of America’s students is being hit with almost $900 million in cuts after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency found no need for much of its work

DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students' academic progress
Education|Political|US

Musk team’s access to student loan systems raises alarm over borrowers' personal information

Democrats are opposing Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as it turns its attention to the Education Department, with lawmakers raising questions about DOGE’s access to internal systems containing personal information on tens of millions of Americans

Musk team’s access to student loan systems raises alarm over borrowers' personal information
Education|Political|US

Trump is targeting antisemitism in schools. Experts fear other civil rights will be ignored

The federal office that enforces civil rights at school across the nation has been ordered to prioritize complaints of antisemitism above all else as it molds to President Donald Trump’s agenda, raising fears that other rights violations will go unpunished

Trump is targeting antisemitism in schools. Experts fear other civil rights will be ignored
Education|Political|US

In Trump's quest to close the Education Department, Congress and his own agenda may get in the way

President Donald Trump is preparing to gut the U.S. Education Department to the full extent of his power, directing his administration to slash spending while pressuring employees to quit

In Trump's quest to close the Education Department, Congress and his own agenda may get in the way
Education|Political|US

Trump won't ban immigration arrests at school. Some families are now weighing school attendance

As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigrants in the U.S. illegally, some families are wondering if it is safe to send their children to school

Trump won't ban immigration arrests at school. Some families are now weighing school attendance
Americas|Economy|Education|Health|Lifestyle|News|US

At 15, he is defending his home and parenting his sister. One young man's struggle to stay in school

Housing insecurity has hurt kids' chances of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles and much of California

At 15, he is defending his home and parenting his sister. One young man's struggle to stay in school
Education|Health|News

These kids want to go to school. The main obstacle? Paperwork

Thousands of kids went missing from schools during the pandemic

These kids want to go to school. The main obstacle? Paperwork
Education|Health|News

Cough? Sore throat? More schools suggest mildly sick kids attend anyway

Schools are confronting soaring absence rates

Cough? Sore throat? More schools suggest mildly sick kids attend anyway
Education|Health

The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?

Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses

The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?
Education|MidEast|News|Opinion|US

Pro-Palestinian student protests target colleges' financial ties with Israel

Students at a growing number of U.S. colleges are gathering in pro-Palestinian encampments with a unified demand to end investments supporting Israel’s war in Gaza

Pro-Palestinian student protests target colleges' financial ties with Israel
Education|News|US

After AP investigation, family of missing students enrolls in school

After AP's Pulitzer Prize-finalist investigation, a family of Atlanta kids struggling to enroll in school returned to class last month

After AP investigation, family of missing students enrolls in school
Education|Health

Schools have made slow progress on record absenteeism, with millions of kids still skipping class

Years after COVID, nearly every state is still struggling with school attendance

Schools have made slow progress on record absenteeism, with millions of kids still skipping class
Americas|Economy|News|World

On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive

Over the past two years, an unprecedented number of Venezuelans have traveled to the U.S. border, seeking a better life

On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive
Americas|Economy|News|US

For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No

As record numbers of South Americans come to the U.S. seeking better economic opportunities, many are landing in communities that are unprepared for them — and sometimes outright hostile

For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No
Americas|Education

They came to America looking for better lives — and better schools. The results were mixed

The school system in Aurora, Colorado, is striving to accommodate more than 3,000 new students mostly from Venezuela and Colombia

They came to America looking for better lives — and better schools. The results were mixed
Education|Election|Political|US

Schools are bracing for upheaval over fear of mass deportations

Regardless of whether President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to deport millions of immigrants, educators around the U.S. are bracing for upheaval

Schools are bracing for upheaval over fear of mass deportations
Political|Technology|US

US agencies should use advanced technology to identify mysterious drones, Schumer says

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is urging the federal government to deploy advanced drone-tracking technology following weeks of reported drone sightings in parts of New York and New Jersey that have stirred fear and bewilderment

US agencies should use advanced technology to identify mysterious drones, Schumer says
Business|Crime|Education|US

Some elite US universities favor wealthy students in admissions decisions, lawsuit alleges

New filings in a 2022 class-action lawsuit contend that children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities

Some elite US universities favor wealthy students in admissions decisions, lawsuit alleges

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