Topic
Education
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How trans students — and their teachers — are dealing with a new school year and new laws
In Florida, Alabama and Texas, teachers are left to interpret — and enforce — new laws aimed at limiting curriculum and restricting access to restrooms.
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Women — particularly women of color — stand to benefit most from Biden’s student loan relief plan
Women hold two-thirds of student loan debt, and women of color have higher loan balances than their White counterparts.
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'It’s really crushing': Trans students in higher education face misgendering, isolation and debt
Many trans students in higher ed struggle with misgendering, isolation and excessive debt. Forgiving student loans could help.
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What is ‘soft’ censorship? When school districts don’t ban books, they still limit student access
Districts are separating books about sex, gender and race in school libraries, slapping warning labels on them and requiring parental permission for student access.
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Period equity is expanding in Texas. Austin schools are the latest to provide free pads and tampons.
The school district joins a national movement to provide equal access to period supplies.
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‘Our freedoms are under attack’: Women express hopelessness about the state of the country
The 19th was granted exclusive access to listen in on discussions with a group of women who identify as Democrats or soft partisans. These were their concerns.
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Free school meals helped families during the pandemic. This fall, those lunches won't return.
Children in food-insecure households, often headed by single parents, may struggle to meet their dietary needs following the end of universal pandemic-era meal waivers.
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Roe’s reversal has put Brown v. Board in focus. Women played key roles in that case, too.
Cheryl Brown Henderson discusses the potential impact of Roe’s reversal on her family’s case and highlights the role women have traditionally played in the civil rights movement.
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The national teacher shortage is growing. In Florida, controversial laws are making it worse.
Advocates say low pay and a hostile climate toward educators, particularly around LGBTQ+ issues and race, are pushing people out of the profession in droves.
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Sex ed was in trouble before Roe v. Wade’s reversal. Now the curriculum matters even more.
Proposals to restrict sex ed coincide with abortion restrictions at the national and state levels and a movement to stop educators from discussing gender and sexual orientation.