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Task force looking to diversify NC educator workforce kicks off statewide tour

3:52pm February 10, 2023

A parent-and-educator-led task force working to diversify North Carolina’s teacher workforce kicked off a statewide tour this week to learn about local initiatives.

Graduate students working at Temple University went on strike for better pay and benefits on Jan. 31, after over a year of drawn-out contract negotiations.

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Temple University cuts tuition and health benefits for striking graduate students

2:56pm February 10, 2023

by Emma Bowman

Some research and teaching assistants at the Philadelphia school have been striking for better pay since last week. The university is now revoking benefits for students who walk off the job to strike.

Residents of Gila River Indian Community listen during a "Road to Healing" event at the Gila Crossing Community School in Laveen, Ariz. The year-long tour goes across the country to provide Indigenous survivors of the federal Indian boarding school system and their descendants an opportunity to share their experiences.

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On the road to healing, tribal citizens are speaking out about boarding schools

10:57am February 10, 2023

by Sequoia Carrillo

Listening sessions on the Gila and Navajo Nations discuss a path forward for Native survivors of decades of abuse and mistreatment at federal Indian boarding schools.

The part of the form that deals with menstrual cycles and had been optional. The Florida High School Athletic Association's board of directors voted to remove the questions about high school athletes' menstrual history.

Florida high school athletes won't have to report their periods after emergency vote

5:50pm February 09, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

The Florida High School Athletic Association's board of directors has voted to remove questions about athletes' menstrual history from a required health form for participation in school sports.

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WSSU mentor works with an elementary school student in the cafeteria

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Winston-Salem State University partners with elementary school to mentor children

4:19pm February 09, 2023

by Amy Diaz

The children at Cook Literacy Model School in Winston-Salem met their new college student mentors for the first time one-on-one on Thursday.

TSU program is designed to get more HBCU students involved in the outdoors

5:05am February 09, 2023

by Alexis Marshall

The outdoor recreation industry is overwhelmingly white. A new program at Tennessee State University aims to change that by getting more HBCU students involved in the outdoors.

GCS teacher Michael Logan at the podium during a school board meeting

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Guilford County school board rejects GOP pick for vacant seat a third time

4:16pm February 08, 2023

by Amy Diaz

The Guilford County Board of Education rejected a GOP appointment to fill a vacant seat for a third time on Tuesday — an issue that may result in a change in legislation.&n

GTCC partners with Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education program

4:28pm February 07, 2023

by David Ford

The lack of modern manufacturing skills in the United States workforce could result in more than two million unfilled jobs by 2030.

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A new program in Iowa would enlist government aid to pay for private schools

9:24am February 05, 2023

Iowa is moving to create a new, statewide school voucher program as other jurisdictions around the country look into allowing the use of public funds for students to attend private schools.

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First graders from The Friends School of Atlanta share their hopes for the world.

We asked for wishes, you answered: Send leaders into space, free electricity, dignity

5:00am February 05, 2023

Send leaders into space for perspective, tap solar power to offer electricity for all, make "dignity" a priority — those are some of the wishes readers have for 2023.