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Education May 21

A majority of U.S. states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools

By Jeff Amy, Associated Press

Nation Apr 17

Wildfires in Los Angeles
Watch 8:40
Los Angeles schools leader explains why he refused to let DHS agents see students

Officers with the Department of Homeland Security recently attempted to enter elementary schools in Los Angeles but were not allowed in. Agents claim to have been conducting a welfare check, not an immigration enforcement action. School administrators say DHS lied…

By Laura Barrón-López, Jackson Hudgins

Politics Apr 01

A student holds a milk carton at lunch at Burke County High Sch
WATCH: Senate hearing examines whether to allow schools to serve whole milk

Federal lawmakers have revived bills that would allow whole and 2% milk to be served again in schools, in addition to the skim and low-fat milk mandated since 2012. A U.S. Senate committee hosted a hearing Tuesday on a bill…

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

Politics Dec 09

U.S. Supreme Court hears appeal on ban of transgender care for minors, in Washington
Supreme Court rejects challenge from Wisconsin parents on school guidance for transgender students

Sixteen Republican-led states had urged the court to take up the parents' case.

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

World Oct 14

Heavy Downpour For Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka schools close as floods hammer the capital

Sri Lanka has closed schools in its capital, Colombo, and its suburbs as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the island nation.

By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press

Sep 28

Watch 7:25
School districts face tough choices as last of pandemic-era federal aid runs out

By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn

As September comes to a close, public schools across the country are finding themselves at the edge of a funding cliff as pandemic-era federal dollars run out. Principals in Georgia and Ohio describe how they are affected, and Ali Rogin…

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Sep 05

Watch 5:31
Displaced Israeli students start a new school year in the shadow of war

By Nick Schifrin, Karl Bostic

As children around the world are starting a new school year, some are returning in the shadow of war. More than 60,000 Israelis have been displaced from the northern border because of Hezbollah attacks. Nick Schifrin and producer Karl Bostic…

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Sep 04

4 killed and 9 others wounded in shooting at Georgia high school

By Jeff Amy, Associated Press

Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said two school resource officers encountered the shooter within minutes after a report of shots fired went out. The suspect, a student at the school, immediately surrendered and was taken into custody.

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Aug 22

School choice, history of segregation collide as Florida county consolidates rural schools

By Kate Payne, Associated Press

As some districts are being forced to close schools, administrators are facing another long-avoided reckoning: how to integrate students in buildings that remain racially and economically segregated.

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Aug 21

‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’: Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools

By John O'Connor, Associated Press

Legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law this month bans physical punishment in private schools while reiterating a prohibition on the practice in public schools, first implemented 30 years ago.

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