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The part of the form that deals with menstrual cycles and had been optional. The Florida High School Athletic Association's board of directors voted to remove the questions about high school athletes' menstrual history.

Florida high school athletes won't have to report their periods after emergency vote

5:50pm February 09, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

The Florida High School Athletic Association's board of directors has voted to remove questions about athletes' menstrual history from a required health form for participation in school sports.

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WSSU mentor works with an elementary school student in the cafeteria

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Winston-Salem State University partners with elementary school to mentor children

4:19pm February 09, 2023

by Amy Diaz

The children at Cook Literacy Model School in Winston-Salem met their new college student mentors for the first time one-on-one on Thursday.

TSU program is designed to get more HBCU students involved in the outdoors

5:05am February 09, 2023

by Alexis Marshall

The outdoor recreation industry is overwhelmingly white. A new program at Tennessee State University aims to change that by getting more HBCU students involved in the outdoors.

GCS teacher Michael Logan at the podium during a school board meeting

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Guilford County school board rejects GOP pick for vacant seat a third time

4:16pm February 08, 2023

by Amy Diaz

The Guilford County Board of Education rejected a GOP appointment to fill a vacant seat for a third time on Tuesday — an issue that may result in a change in legislation.&n

GTCC partners with Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education program

4:28pm February 07, 2023

by David Ford

The lack of modern manufacturing skills in the United States workforce could result in more than two million unfilled jobs by 2030.

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A new program in Iowa would enlist government aid to pay for private schools

9:24am February 05, 2023

Iowa is moving to create a new, statewide school voucher program as other jurisdictions around the country look into allowing the use of public funds for students to attend private schools.

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First graders from The Friends School of Atlanta share their hopes for the world.

We asked for wishes, you answered: Send leaders into space, free electricity, dignity

5:00am February 05, 2023

Send leaders into space for perspective, tap solar power to offer electricity for all, make "dignity" a priority — those are some of the wishes readers have for 2023.

College Board responds to backlash over AP African American studies curriculum

5:00pm February 03, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with College Board CEO David Coleman and director of Advanced Placement African American Studies Brandi Waters about curriculum changes that have drawn criticism.

A teacher lines up the students for school-prepared lunches at Madison Crossing Elementary School in Canton, Miss. in 2019. The USDA unveiled new nutrition standards for school meals that would limit sugar and sodium.

The USDA wants to limit added sugars and sodium in school meals

2:03pm February 03, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

The new standards, if implemented, would limit added sugars and sodium and emphasize whole-grain and domestically-produced products.

$4M grant is awarded to strengthen N.C. Family Child Care Home network

10:29am February 03, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

A $4 million Preschool Development Grant will benefit the state’s Family Child Care Home (FCCH) network, which provides care for about 8,000 children in home settings statewide.