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Jul 17

Sunscreen is banned from many schools. State legislators are working to change that.

By Martha T. Moore, Stateline

Read how legislators in some states are working to make it easier for kids to use sunscreen at school.

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Jun 27

Column: Why some elite public schools earn a failing grade in diversity

By Jake Murray, The Conversation

Elite public schools that use entrance exams in the admissions process promote inequity, especially for black and Latino students.

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Jun 24

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White, wealthy communities are forming their own school districts

By PBS News Hour

In 30 states, geographic communities can legally break away from large public school districts and form their own. As a result, a growing number of white and wealthier neighborhoods are creating their own schools and siphoning property taxes away from…

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May 05

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Can Puerto Rico climb back from bankruptcy and shrinking population?

By PBS News Hour

Puerto Rico essentially filed for bankruptcy this week in order to restructure more than $120 billion in debt and pension obligations. With the economy mired in a slump, the government is reducing public services, pensions are likely to be cut…

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Apr 26

American teenagers remain behind on music and visual arts, study says

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press

When asked to listen to George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," only about half of the students were able to identify that the opening solo is played on a clarinet.

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Mar 22

Former education secretary says Trump’s budget is an ‘assault on the American Dream’

By Kristen Doerer

The proposed budget, released last month, would cut funding for the Department of Education by 13.5 percent -- or about $9 billion.

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Sep 27

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Boston brings the music back by boosting arts education

By PBS News Hour

At a time when schools across the country are cutting arts education, this city is aiming to make it universal. Myran Parker-Brass, a classically trained mezzo-soprano who sang for the Boston Symphony, is working to provide weekly arts education to…

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Sep 11

How Clinton and Trump plan to tackle education as president

By Associated Press

Hillary Clinton has spent decades talking about the needs of children and touting the benefits of early education. It's a new subject for Donald Trump.

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Aug 30

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In Chicago, preparing teachers for the classrooms that need them most

By PBS News Hour

Teaching is extremely difficult in urban school districts. In Chicago, for example, the city is confronting one of the worst budget crises in years, and keeping good teachers is a persistent struggle. But an intensive training program nearby is using…

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Aug 23

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Assessing whether corporal punishment helps students, or hurts them

By PBS News Hour

Corporal punishment is still used in 21 states' public schools. Proponents say the method can motivate children to behave, but research suggests otherwise. Trey Clayton, for instance, was paddled repeatedly in school as a teenager, ultimately suffering a broken jaw…

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