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Would eliminating this standardized test increase racial equity in elite NYC schools?
New York City’s elite public high schools are being scrutinized for their admissions practices, which are yielding disproportionately low populations of black and Latino students. In response, the mayor and school chancellor want to eliminate a standardized test critics say…
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New York City students are fighting for school integration
New York state has some of the most segregated schools in the U.S., particularly among African-American and Latino students. And 65 years after the Supreme Court decision declaring school-based racial segregation to be unconstitutional, New York City students are pushing…
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How access to period products removes a barrier to education
A growing number of states are exempting menstrual products from tax. Advocates for period equity argue taxing these supplies is unfair because periods are a necessity, not a choice. And some schools and universities are now opting to provide these…
Can California export enough students to shore up college enrollment in other states?
A decline of nearly 2.9 million college students nationwide since 2011 is driving a frenzy of recruiting in California, one of the few places in the country where the number of college-ready high school graduates is going up.
Student debt affects millions of Americans and is an issue shaping the 2020 presidential race. On average, students leave college owing $29,600; for black students, the number is $34,000. Lisa Desjardins reports on candidate proposals to address the problem and…
Researchers are not certain what is causing the increase, but advocates say there are a number of steps people can take to help prevent suicide.
At least 18 of the Democratic party’s 23 presidential contenders have come out in support of some version of free college.
School shootings have become a tragic reality of modern American life. How can school administrators prepare for the worst-case scenario? John Ferrugia of Rocky Mountain PBS in Denver reports on how Colorado’s multiple deadly school shootings in the past 20…
The U.S. Education Department has opened investigations into foreign funding at Georgetown University and Texas A&M University as part of a broader push to monitor international money flowing to American colleges.
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