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Parents argue the policy infringes on their rights to raise their children.
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A person walks near the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit's courthouse in Richmond, Va. A panel of the court denied an injunction seeking to restore religious parents' opportunity to opt their children out of LGBTQ+ "storybooks" in a Maryland district.
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School & District Management Schools Successfully Fighting Chronic Absenteeism Have This in Common
A White House summit homed in on chronic absenteeism and strategies to reduce it.
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An empty elementary school classroom is seen on Aug. 17, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York. Nationwide, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened after COVID-forced closures. More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year.
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Equity & Diversity Opinion 'Brown v. Board of Education' at 70: A Dream Dissolved (Opinion)
This anniversary should remind us that progress is not inevitable.
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Plenty of educators don't plan to start using the technology.
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Student Well-Being Cellphone Headaches in Middle Schools: Why Policies Aren't Enough
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