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Students are mobilizing against gun violence, with young women taking the lead
Gender-based violence is a key cause of the gun violence youth experience. Students exposed to gun violence suffer academically and emotionally, and they’re demanding change.
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What it means to remember the Pulse shooting in the era of 'Don’t Say Gay'
Six years after the largest massacre of LGBTQ+ people, Orlando is erecting a museum to a history its school children might not be taught.
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The promise of Title IX and what’s left to be done
Analysis | Fifty years after the landmark legislation, we are looking at the lessons it holds for how policy can level the playing field.
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‘I was slipping in people’s blood’: Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards testifies at first January 6 hearing
Edwards described being knocked unconscious, then getting back up to help protect the Capitol, as lawmakers presented testimony about the attempts to undermine the valid results of the 2020 election.
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'We have to break tradition': New York’s Alessandra Biaggi thinks it’s time for a new type of Democrat
The state senator decided to take on DCCC Chair Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney over the party’s support for candidates who don’t back abortion rights or gun control measures.
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37 percent of voters say they will be more motivated to turn out if Roe v. Wade is overturned
A Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that 64 percent of U.S adults say they do not want abortion rights to be overturned, with 37 percent of voters saying a Roe reversal would make them more motivated to vote.
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Many low-income people are already shut out of IVF. Could abortion bans make it even more expensive?
States have tried to pass abortion restrictions that define life starting at fertilization, something fertility doctors worry will impact the future — and the cost — of IVF in the United States.
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Florida could be a critical access point for abortion, but the state’s own battle is just starting
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, the state is poised to become a regional destination for abortion. But with a 15-week ban set to take effect, its own future is unsure.
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More crayon sets, more hand sanitizer: How pressures on teachers have shaped their requests on DonorsChoose
DonorsChoose is helping states give funds directly to teachers, who are dealing with stress from the pandemic and beyond.
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Oklahoma judge reversed ruling taking lesbian mom’s name off of her son’s birth certificate
The order does not guarantee the mother parental rights, which will be decided at a court date in August.