May 30 Most U.S. adults say race in college admissions should play small role, new AP poll says By Collin Binkley, Emily Swanson, Associated Press The May poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 63 percent say the Supreme Court should not block colleges from considering race or ethnicity in their admission systems. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 5:50 School systems consider reversing decision to remove police officers from campus By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris After the murder of George Floyd, school districts across the country reconsidered the presence of police in public schools. But with the threat of school shootings three years later, many are opting to reverse course, bringing police and school resource… Continue watching
May 26 Republican 2024 hopeful Ron DeSantis is ‘blazing a trail’ on school book bans By Andrew DeMillo, Anthony Izaguirre, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Florida last year became the first in a wave of red states to enact laws making it easier for parents to challenge books in school libraries they deem to be pornographic, deal improperly with racial issues or in other ways… Continue reading
May 26 Iowa law limits gender identity instruction, bans books depicting sex acts from school libraries By Scott McFetridge, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press The new law signed by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds mandates the removal of all books depicting sex acts from Iowa school libraries. Religious texts will be exempt from the ban. Continue reading
May 24 House Republicans pass resolution overturning student loan cancellation; Biden vows to veto By Collin Binkley, Associated Press It adds to the GOP's ongoing attack on Biden's one-time student loan cancellation, which was halted in November in response to lawsuits from conservative opponents. Continue reading
May 24 Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poem banned by Florida school By Freida Frisaro, Associated Press “The Hill We Climb” was challenged by the parent of two students at Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes. It was not immediately clear why the parent objected to Gorman's poem. Continue reading
May 24 GOP lawmakers pass new standards to ban books from Texas schools By Associated Press Critics say the standards set in the Texas bill are too vague, will snag books that are not inappropriate, and that materials dealing with LGBTQ+ subject matter are more likely to be targeted for bans. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 6:40 Organization mentors Black teachers to counteract dropout rate among Black students By Geoff Bennett In our series Rethinking College, we've put a particular emphasis on showing why it's crucial to build and diversify the teaching pipeline throughout a student's academic life and the impact it can have. Geoff Bennett reports on why developing and… Continue watching
May 23 Here are 8 tips for parents and kids on social media use — from the U.S. surgeon general By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The U.S. surgeon general is calling for tech companies and lawmakers to take "immediate action" to protect kids' and adolescents' mental health on social media. But after years of middling and insufficient action, parents and young people still bear most… Continue reading
May 23 Appeals court upholds new admissions policy at elite Virginia high school By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press The 2-1 ruling Tuesday from the appellate court in Richmond overturns a ruling last year that found the Fairfax County School Board engaged in impermissible "racial balancing" when it overhauled the admissions policy. Continue reading