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College Uncovered: The Missing Men
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Something has been happening on college campuses that’s as surprising as it is dramatic: The number of women enrolled has overtaken the number of men. …
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A lot of hope was pinned on after-school programs — now they’re shutting their doors
The Hechinger Report - by Kelly Field
CLEVELAND — In a public school cafeteria here, 6- and 7-year olds were taking turns sketching their ideas for a building made of toothpicks and gummy …
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OPINION: Policy changes sweeping the nation are harming our students. Educators must fight back
The Hechinger Report - by Simona Goldin and Debi Khasnabis
Here’s a true story from North Carolina. Two elementary school children under the age of 10 waited for their parents to come home. We know they …
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OPINION: America’s promise of free education should include all children, regardless of immigration status
The Hechinger Report - by Kara Stern
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump rescinded key protections limiting immigration enforcement in schools and other sensitive …
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COLUMN: Teachers, states stepping up to keep climate change education alive as federal government defunds it
The Hechinger Report - by Anya Kamenetz
This past fall, at an event in New York City’s National Museum of the American Indian, a packed room of educators and federal employees applauded the …
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Whole, skim or soy? The congressional battle over milk in school lunches
The Hechinger Report - by Frida Garza
In 2010, United States lawmakers passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which aimed to tackle both childhood obesity and hunger by making school …