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A new state program offers any family with a new baby a no-cost visit at home with a trained nurse. It’s Oregon’s response to the country’s dismal infant and maternal mortality rates.
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Students can now opt between several versions of the test: the ACT core exam (which includes reading, math and English), the ACT plus writing, the ACT plus science or the ACT plus science and writing.
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A new law opens up outdoor preschools to low income families in Colorado by allowing them to accept state child care subsidies. Advocates say learning outdoors has advantages over indoor classrooms.
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Most students pursuing medical degrees at Johns Hopkins University will receive free tuition, thanks to a $1 billion gift from businessman Michael Bloomberg's philanthropic organization.
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Experts say a lack of exposure and access at an early age keep women — especially women of color — out of STEM careers. A youth organization in St. Louis is working to change that.
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A program that turns science and math majors into teachers is effective in keeping graduates in the profession, but the need for STEM teachers far outweighs the number of educators it's bringing in.
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New York may soon be the largest district in the U.S. to ban phones from the classroom. “They’re not just a distraction, kids are fully addicted now to phones," says the city's schools chancellor.
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Oklahoma's top education official says public schools have to incorporate the Bible into their curriculum as a historical text. Many teachers and others are balking, saying he has no authority.
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The short answer is yes, the money did help students make up for the learning they missed during COVID. But it didn’t get them all the way there.
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Two new rulings have frozen much of Biden's newest student loan repayment plan, arguing that the plan is too generous and setting up another possible student debt reckoning before the Supreme Court.
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The rulings from Kansas and Missouri federal judges put on hold the federal government helping many of the intended borrowers ease their loan repayment burdens starting July 1.
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Banning smartphones in schools is one of those rare policies that Republicans and Democrats seem to agree on but it hasn’t always been a popular idea — so what’s changed?