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Justice Department report into Uvalde school shooting expected this week

The Justice Department is planning this week to release findings of an investigation into the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting

Justice Department report into Uvalde school shooting expected this week
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Students do better and schools are more stable when teachers get mental health support

Mental health for teachers carries critical benefits for students.

Students do better and schools are more stable when teachers get mental health support
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NY midwife who gave kids homeopathic pellets instead of vaccines fined $300K for falsifying records

A New York midwife who gave nearly 1,500 children homeopathic pellets instead of required vaccinations has been fined $300,000

NY midwife who gave kids homeopathic pellets instead of vaccines fined $300K for falsifying records
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Justice Department report details how the shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, unfolded

A scathing Justice Department report into law enforcement failures during the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, includes a minute-by-minute account of missteps by police at the scene

Justice Department report details how the shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, unfolded
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Students in this course learn the art of the apology

Apologies can easily go awry if they’re not made in a certain way.

Students in this course learn the art of the apology
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Harvard creates task forces on antisemitism and Islamophobia

Like other universities, Harvard is struggling to manage campus responses to Israel's war in Gaza

Harvard creates task forces on antisemitism and Islamophobia
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Four Las Vegas high school students indicted on murder charges in deadly beating of schoolmate

Four high school students in Las Vegas were indicted Friday as adults on second-degree murder charges in the deadly beating of their schoolmate in November

Four Las Vegas high school students indicted on murder charges in deadly beating of schoolmate
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Roxanna Asgarian's 'We Were Once a Family' and Amanda Peters' 'The Berry Pickers' win library medals

Loving libraries is not a requirement for receiving an Andrew Carnegie Medal from the American Library Association

Roxanna Asgarian's 'We Were Once a Family' and Amanda Peters' 'The Berry Pickers' win library medals
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Taliban is enforcing restrictions on single and unaccompanied Afghan women, UN says

A U.N. report says the Taliban are restricting Afghan women's access to work, travel and health care if they are unmarried or don't have a male guardian, a mahram

Taliban is enforcing restrictions on single and unaccompanied Afghan women, UN says
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California State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strike

Nearly 30,000 professors, librarians, coaches and other workers in the California State University system have reached a tentative contract agreement and will end their planned strike against the nation's largest public university system

California State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strike
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Nick Saban’s ‘epic era’ of coaching is over, but the exploitation of players in big-time college football is not

Nick Saban was one of the most successful coaches in college football history. But he was not a champion of players’ rights.

Nick Saban’s ‘epic era’ of coaching is over, but the exploitation of players in big-time college football is not
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Healing from child sexual abuse is often difficult but not impossible

With therapy and social support, children and adults who experienced child sexual abuse can regain a sense of control over their lives.

Healing from child sexual abuse is often difficult but not impossible
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Mother of disabled girl who was allegedly raped in Starbucks bathroom sues company, school district

The mother of an intellectually disabled girl has filed a lawsuit against Starbucks, Pittsburgh Public Schools and a property management company, accusing all three entities of negligence in creating the conditions that allegedly led to her daughter being sexually assaulted in the Starbucks bathroom and at a nearby empty property

Mother of disabled girl who was allegedly raped in Starbucks bathroom sues company, school district
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A Texas school's punishment of a Black student who wears his hair in locs is going to trial

A judge has ordered that a trial be held next month to determine whether a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change his hairstyle

A Texas school's punishment of a Black student who wears his hair in locs is going to trial
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Schools are using surveillance tech to catch students vaping, snaring some with harsh punishments

Schools around the country are installing sensors and cameras to crack down on student vaping and handing out harsh punishments for many who are caught

Schools are using surveillance tech to catch students vaping, snaring some with harsh punishments
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Iowa promised $75 million for school safety. Two shootings later, the money is largely unspent

Iowa's Republican governor announced in June 2022 that the state would use $75 million in federal pandemic relief funds to add security measures at schools

Iowa promised $75 million for school safety. Two shootings later, the money is largely unspent
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A famed NYC museum is closing two Native American halls. Harvard and others have taken similar steps

New York City’s American Museum of Natural History is closing two halls featuring Native American objects

A famed NYC museum is closing two Native American halls. Harvard and others have taken similar steps
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China is protesting interrogations and deportations of its students at US entry points

The Chinese government has protested to the United States over the treatment of Chinese arriving to study in America

China is protesting interrogations and deportations of its students at US entry points
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LA Opera scraps planned world premiere of Mason Bates' 'Kavalier and Clay' adaptation over finances

The Los Angeles Opera scrapped plans for the world premiere of Mason Bates’ “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” this fall because of finances, and the work will instead open with a student cast at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music

LA Opera scraps planned world premiere of Mason Bates' 'Kavalier and Clay' adaptation over finances
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When a white supremacist threatened an Iraqi DEI coordinator in Maine, he fled the state

A school's diversity, equity and inclusion coordinator in Maine has left the state for fear of his family's safety after receiving a threatening, hateful letter from a white supremacist

When a white supremacist threatened an Iraqi DEI coordinator in Maine, he fled the state
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These Associate majors hit $100K

New research reveals associate degree holders in specific lucrative fields like physical science technologies or radiation therapy out-earn the average bachelor’s graduate just a few years after finishing cheaper, shorter two-year programs. Analysis by former Department of Education expert Michael Itzkowitz’s HEA Group spotlights 17 specific majors where mid-career pay surpasses typical four-year degree incomes, defying stereotypes about vocational credentials’ diminished value. Findings emphasize that college major factors as heavily as institutional prestige for many careers, informing cost-benefit calculations amid spiraling university tuition rates. “With associate degrees, oftentimes the major matters more than the institution itself,” Itzkowitz explained of the

These Associate majors hit $100K
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This course examines how conflicts arise over borders

Religious, racial and class-based differences often get politicized.

This course examines how conflicts arise over borders
Education

How Black male college athletes deal with anti-Black stereotypes on campus

Black male athletes at Division I schools say they alter their speech, dress and other behaviors to gain acceptance in mostly white academic and athletic settings.

How Black male college athletes deal with anti-Black stereotypes on campus
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Ruling moves University of Idaho closer toward controversial bid to acquire University of Phoenix

The University of Idaho says a judge's ruling helps it move closer to acquiring the for-profit University of Phoenix for nearly $700 million

Ruling moves University of Idaho closer toward controversial bid to acquire University of Phoenix
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The battle to change Native American logos weighs on, but some communities are reinstating them

A passionate student letter prompted a southern Pennsylvania school district to change its Native American logo years ago

The battle to change Native American logos weighs on, but some communities are reinstating them

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