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Nurse demonstrates application of NARCAN nasal spray medication at outpatient treatment center in Pennsylvania

Health Dec 06

Schools stockpile medication to combat rise in fentanyl overdoses

By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas, Lena I. Jackson

Education Nov 21

Rear view of elementary students raising their hands on a class.
‘When districts can’t find teachers, students suffer.’ Here’s why teacher shortages are disproportionately hurting low-income schools

High-poverty school districts are struggling to fill more open positions than higher-income districts, but those areas have had staffing shortages for at least a decade.

By Hannah Grabenstein

Education Oct 28

COVID-19 tested many students' mental health; some U.S. schools are taking action
COVID-19 pandemic massively set back learning, especially for high-poverty areas

The COVID-19 pandemic set back learning in some U.S. school systems by more than a year, with children in high-poverty areas most impacted, according to a district-by-district analysis of test scores.

By Bianca Vázquez Toness, Sharon Lurye, Associated Press

Education Aug 30

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School systems struggle to fill teaching jobs as students return to class

As students return to class, schools across the country continue to grapple with teacher and staff vacancies. The scope of the shortages, and what’s behind them, varies widely across America's nearly 14,000 school districts. Carlton Jenkins, the superintendent of Madison…

By Amna Nawaz

Politics Jul 08

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Florida moves to restrict what schools can teach about systemic racism

A new law in Florida has instituted restrictions on how schools and businesses can teach race-related concepts. The law, called the Stop Woke Act, limits instruction on critical race theory. It's the latest part of Republican Gov. Ron Desantis’ extensive…

Jul 04

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Students worldwide suffer education setbacks from pandemic school closures

By Mary Triny Mena, Rebecca Bundhun, Manoj Gaikwad, Isabel Nakirya, Andreina Fermin

One of the major consequences of the coronavirus is that children around the world have been unable to attend schools to learn and are too poor to have computers and thus can't learn remotely. This is especially a problem in…

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Apr 04

WATCH: Vice President Harris delivers remarks on plan to upgrade public school facilities

By News Desk

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered remarks Monday on a White House plan to upgrade public school facilities to make them more energy efficient.

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Mar 24

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States call in the National Guard to mitigate school staffing shortages

By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas

For two years, the pandemic has hammered schools and accentuated the staffing shortages they are facing. It’s led to enormous problems with teacher morale, burnout, school closures and learning losses. But some states are using the National Guard to fill…

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Feb 11

Quinta Brunson on the heart and humor that drives ‘Abbott Elementary’

By Gary Gerard Hamilton, Associated Press

The creator behind ABC's new comedy said there were two goals for her show: heart and humor. "I think when you put both of those things in a school, an elementary school — sorry, a public, underfunded elementary school —…

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Jan 12

White House promises 10 million COVID-19 tests will be sent to schools

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The Biden administration is increasing federal support for COVID-19 testing for schools in a bid to keep them open amid the omicron surge.

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