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‘We don’t want to go through the same heartbreak’: An administrator’s death sparks a call to action at an HBCU
Academia can be an unfriendly place for Black women. In the wake of Antoinette Candia-Bailey’s death by suicide, alumni and students at Lincoln University are pushing for justice and accountability.
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Judge says Texas school district can punish Black student for his hairstyle
After a short trial, a Texas judge ruled that Barbers Hill school officials are not violating a new state law prohibiting hair discrimination.
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Biden is forgiving another $1.2 billion in student loan debt starting today
More than 150,000 borrowers approved for a special benefit in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan will see their debts automatically discharged.
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The new FAFSA was supposed to be easier to use. Technical glitches have made it anything but.
Marginalized students may have the most to lose as the Education Department’s rollout of the new college financial aid application has hit several bumps.
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A nonprofit started by teenagers turns the daughters of Cambodian refugees into leaders
Khmer Girls in Action in Long Beach, California, centers Southeast Asian American students — and has a history of fighting sexual harassment and punitive discipline in schools.
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The mom of a school shooter faces time in prison. Her conviction has sparked mixed reactions.
The Jennifer Crumbley verdict has been applauded as a win for gun violence prevention but criticized for potentially creating a legal slippery slope.
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Who’s most worried about the end of affirmative action? Race isn’t the only factor.
Gallup data shared exclusively with The 19th found that Black and Latinx men may be more concerned about the impacts of the policy's demise than women in their demographics.
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California universities are required to offer students abortion pills. A lot just don't mention it.
The state implemented the requirement a year ago, but information on where or how students can obtain the medication is lacking and, often, nonexistent. -
Your employer can now match your student loan repayments as 401(k) contributions
The contribution option could help many Americans, especially Black women, build a more stable financial future. Here's how it works.
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Cal State LA has a woman president for the first time — and she’s off to an eventful start
Berenecea Johnson Eanes has already experienced her first faculty strike as a leader in the nation’s largest university system.