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4:54pm Apr 29, 2020

Education Education

NC Educators Struggle To Connect With Students, Fear What’s Lost From Remote Class

by Keri Brown

Public school teachers across North Carolina are grappling with changes from COVID-19 restrictions. Buildings remain eerily quiet for this time of year, as students continue with remote learning.

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3:28pm Apr 22, 2020

Arts Arts Health & Safety

Eastern Music Festival Cancels Summer Season Amid Coronavirus Concerns

by David Ford

Greensboro’s
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12:21pm Nov 05, 2019

World News World News Health & Safety

China Has Been Slow To Embrace #MeToo. Pop-Up Sexual Consent Workshops Might Help

by Amy Cheng

After her own sexual assault, a social media celebrity in China is challenging the country's taboo against frank discussions about sex by hosting consent workshops for students at a Beijing bar.
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1:47pm Sep 05, 2019

National National Education

In Pittsburgh, Juvenile Offenders At The Local Jail Go Back To School, Too

by An-Li Herring

The Allegheny County Jail runs a full high school for juveniles charged as adults. "In this part of the building, you are a student," Principal Jay Moser tells students on the first day.
7:53pm Aug 12, 2019

Education Education

NC Program Hopes To Keep Students In School, Out Of Court

by Keri Brown

A program that has taken root in several North Carolina communities to keep kids in school and out of the courtroom could soon expand across the state.
Jessica Adamson / AP

6:28pm Jul 22, 2019

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Feeling Blue? Oregon Students Allowed To Take 'Mental Health Days'

by Dani Matias

The state, which has one of the higher suicide rates in the U.S., hopes the law will combat stigma around mental illness. Four teen activists encourage others to "admit when they're struggling."
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6:58pm Feb 26, 2019

Books Books Arts Education

Dr. Seuss Books Can Be Racist, But Students Keep Reading Them

A recent study found that Dr. Seuss books can be pretty racist. It's highlighted a growing debate: Should schools teach classic books that may be problematic or trade them for socially conscious ones?
9:57pm Dec 09, 2018

Education Education

School Where Student With Autism Died Violated State Regulations, Officials Say

by Cat Schuknecht

The 13-year-old died two days after he was physically restrained by a staff member at a private school that provides special education services to students in California.
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9:05am Dec 05, 2018

National National Health & Safety Education

School-Based Counselors Help Kids Cope With Fallout From Drug Addiction

by Rachel Gotbaum

More than 50 Massachusetts schools are participating in a new program that brings counselors in to help children deal with the stress and trauma of living in families struggling with drug addiction.
Richard Vogel / AP

5:51pm Oct 19, 2018

National National Health & Safety Education

USC Reaches $215 Million Settlement Over Gynecologist Abuse Allegations

by Merrit Kennedy

The tentative deal would compensate current and former female students who were patients of former USC gynecologist George Tyndall. He has been accused by about 500 women of sexual misconduct.
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8:02am Oct 10, 2018

National National Science Environment

Oysters On The Half Shell Are Actually Saving New York's Eroding Harbor

by Andrea Strong

More than 70 New York City restaurants are pouring their discarded shells into the Billion Oyster Project, through which students recycle and transform them into healthy reefs in once-toxic waters.
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2:07pm Jun 14, 2018

National National Education

Despite A Revamped Focus On Real-Life Skills, 'Home Ec' Classes Fade Away

by Tove Danovich

Now called family and consumer sciences, courses suffer from few qualified teachers and declining enrollment. But in today's classes, students learn about gardening, nutrition, labeling and finance.