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In suburban Philadelphia, a school district is accused of stigmatizing LGBTQ students

8:04am January 28, 2023

by Emily Rizzo | WHYY

A suburban Philadelphia school district has issued rules about what books can go in its libraries and what posters can be placed on classroom walls. Critics say the rules stigmatize LGBTQ students.

Michael Logan, the GOP pick for a Guilford County School Board vacant seat, speaks to the school board

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Guilford County school board delays vote on vacant seat after two rejections

4:05pm January 27, 2023

by Amy Diaz

The future of the District 3 vacancy on the Guilford County Board of Education remains unclear after a meeting Thursday night.

U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe speaks at a news conference in Miami on Wednesday about a network of nursing school operators, centered in South Florida, who allowed students to buy diplomas without the proper training.

25 people in Florida are charged with a scheme to get fake nursing diplomas

11:27am January 27, 2023

by The Associated Press

The defendants allegedly took part in a scam that sold more than 7,600 fraudulent nursing degree diplomas from three Florida-based nursing schools, according to recently unsealed federal indictments.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state rejected the African American studies course because education "is about the pursuit of truth, not the imposition of ideology or the advancement of a political agenda."

Critics say Florida aims to rewrite history by rejecting African American studies

5:31am January 27, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

"One Governor should not have the power to dictate the facts of U.S. history," Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said of GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' move to ban the Advanced Placement course.

leaders present plan for dream center in east greensboro

Dream Center Campus in east Greensboro will be a hub for innovation and education

4:13pm January 26, 2023

by Bethany Chafin

A new and innovative collaboration is underway at Gateway Research Park in East Greensboro.

Not all educators are shying away from artificial intelligence in the classroom.

'Everybody is cheating': Why this teacher has adopted an open ChatGPT policy

6:35am January 26, 2023

An associate professor at the prestigious Wharton School is not only allowing his students to use ChatGPT, they are required to.

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DeSantis faces criticism for Florida's ban on African American studies AP course

5:11pm January 25, 2023

by Greg Allen

Black leaders are protesting Florida's decision to ban an AP course on African American studies. Governor Ron DeSantis is facing harsh and continued criticism about the move.

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Under Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, pictured, the state is enacting a handful of controversial education measures that are attracting national attention.

High schoolers threaten to sue DeSantis over ban of African American studies course

4:33pm January 25, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

Attorney Ben Crump announced a potential lawsuit against the Florida governor after the state rejected a new Advanced Placement course, which the College Board now says it will revise.

15 wishes for 2023: Trailblazers tell how they'd make life on Earth a bit better

11:35am January 25, 2023

by NPR Staff

We asked for a wish from expert wishers around the globe — from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to MacArthur "genius" grantee Gregg Gonsalves to Melva Acostaa, who runs a soup kitchen in Peru.

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'Sesame Street' co-creator Lloyd Morrisett dies at 93

10:58am January 25, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

Sparked in part by the civil rights movement, the show aimed to teach children basic skills. His hope was to "help those children who would otherwise not succeed in school, do better," he said.