Come to school, win a car

I won a gold trophy for perfect attendance in fourth grade. My teacher had won it in a dance contest at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami...

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Come to school, win a car

I won a gold trophy for perfect attendance in fourth grade. My teacher had won it in a dance contest at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami...

Joanne Jacobs

Louisiana eyes requiring summer school for struggling readers

Louisiana students not reading at grade level in K-4 would be required to attend summer school -- or repeat a grade -- under a proposal...

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Girls want to compete -- and win -- but it's hard to beat trans athletes

It's unfair to let biological males compete in girls' track and field events, whatever their gender identity, argued four female...

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Drop college mandates for jobs before the next $400 billion bailout

Forgiving student loans -- if it survives a legal challenge -- is estimated to cost $400 billion to $500 billion or more. That means...

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Who decides what books belong in the school library? Can we talk about it?

You probably can't find Hustler in the school library -- or Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal, write Jay Greene and Robert Pondiscio in...

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Homeschoolers try mix-and-match option

Long before Covid-19 closed schools, families were "combining part-time homeschooling with part-time in-person classes, reports Greg...

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School choice withstands challenge in Arizona

A campaign to repeal Arizona's expansion of school choice apparently has failed to gather enough signatures to go on the ballot. Arizona...