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Separating sports teams for biological males and biological females is “reasonable,” SCOTUS said last week, ruling in favor of two states that sought to ban trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports buff.ly/dYcNRyo
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Manno: High school students and parents need more information before committing to colleges. The cost fog has become a public trust problem buff.ly/HxlHnmk
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Young children need different conditions to thrive than older students. Some school leaders are adapting their practices to reflect that reality buff.ly/QxX1F3F
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Opinion: As parents push for their children to win slots in gifted and talented courses and equity advocates push for eliminating such programs, contributor Matt Yglesias raises another question: Does the coursework even make a difference? bit.ly/4apEzme
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Opinion: A new federal program will provide $50 billion for rural healthcare. States should use the money to build a healthcare talent pipeline for rural communities, starting in high school. @EmpowerSchools @RodelDE bit.ly/4eWzLGj
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Fourth grade literacy gains earned Mississippi national acclaim. But that achievement tapers off as students advance to higher grades. Read more about how lawmakers are putting millions toward changing that. Via @MSTODAYnews: buff.ly/epLvzOm
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The Supreme Court ruled last week that President Donald J. Trump exceeded his authority with his long-shot attempt to end birthright citizenship for babies born in the U.S. to undocumented parents or those without permanent status buff.ly/2UfoCZS
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The California budget cut $5.5 million for school libraries. That money pays online fees for student research materials. Via @CalMatters buff.ly/zGF5NCR
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Podcast: Former Netflix CEO on the ‘urgency for harnessing AI for accelerated, mastery-based learning’ buff.ly/Tw1bkKe
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After a power failure knocked out electricity in parts of Lānaʻi High and Elementary School in 2021, the state set up temporary electrical lines to get the lights back on. Five years later, the so-called temporary lines are still there. Via @CivilBeat buff.ly/BAnWmUB
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The 74 went to the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia to ask kids what they would create if George Washington asked them to design the American flag buff.ly/UqIvUnL
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The exhibit, which will come with free admission ahead of Carolina Day, includes a 250-year-old battle flag. Via @SCDailyGazette buff.ly/LAf81Xp
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Just 47% of U.S. adults can correctly explain why the colonies declared independence from Britain, The 74's Greg Toppo reports. The 250th anniversary arrives with a civics crisis hiding in plain sight, teachers say buff.ly/Jv6Rpbi
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AB 2003 would task the state’s Commission for Behavioral Health to develop free suicide prevention training for students, staff and parents, enlisting school communities to the frontlines of the youth suicide epidemic. Via @EdSource buff.ly/ta3IuIO
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Disney's latest animated favorite depicts technology as displacing real peer-to-peer interactions. Experts weigh in on how much that mirrors reality buff.ly/tUeexjt
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Analysis: While AI-powered tools are useful for many people, will the process of learning another language soon be a thing of the past? Via @ConversationUS buff.ly/LlDYMRC
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But whether the law requires such restrictions is still ‘an open question,’ experts say buff.ly/dYcNRyo
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Opinion: Even as political leaders talk about limiting the time students spend in front of computer screens, millions of children and families across the country lack the digital skills employers require @LeondrasJr @_EdFarm buff.ly/emy6vOx
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The 74 went to the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia to ask kids what they would create if George Washington asked them to design the American flag buff.ly/UqIvUnL
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Eight decades after Mendez et al. v. Westminster sparked a revolution, the people preserving its legacy confront the reality that many schools are still segregated. Via @19thnews buff.ly/IFHFt26
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