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The exterior of MSU's first campus observatory, circa 1900.

Michigan State students discover traces of school's first observatory built in 1881

6:29pm August 14, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The foundation of Michigan State's first observatory was discovered this summer after construction workers, drilling hammock posts, hit something unusually hard underground.

Fredricca Stokes discusses the R3 program at a school board meeting

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WS/FCS to offer program for students with out-of-school suspensions

3:19pm August 14, 2023

by Amy Diaz

The program is designed to serve middle and high school students who have received out-of-school suspensions of up to ten days. Rather than spending that time at home, potentially unsupervised, students will have the option to continue learning in a separate classroom setting.

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How to invite introverted students to share their thinking in class

5:00pm August 13, 2023

KQED's Mindshift podcast visits a language arts classroom where an extroverted teacher has developed creative ways of inviting introverted students to share their thinking.

Videos by PragerU, a conservative media company, can be played in Florida classrooms

4:27pm August 11, 2023

by Kerry Sheridan

Florida teachers are now able to use videos in class produced by the conservative online media company PragerU. Its founder admits indoctrination is its goal.

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Children learning in a Winston-Salem/Forsyth County classroom

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Forsyth County public school enrollment on the rise after COVID-19 declines

2:34pm August 11, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Public school enrollment in Forsyth County is on the rise after a dip in 2021. But it’s still been steadily declining over the past 15 years.

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Forsyth County is a child care desert. Experts say things could get worse without funding.

1:42pm August 11, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Child care is a necessity for working parents, but in Forsyth County, even those who can afford it, struggle to find open spots. The problem could get worse as federal funds supporting these programs expire later this year.

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Parents in Florida must OK a teacher calling their child by a nickname

7:25am August 11, 2023

by Danielle Prieur

A new law in Florida prohibits teachers from using a name that's not on a child's birth certificate without parental consent. Parents have to give consent even for teachers to use nicknames.

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A copy of the book "And Tango Makes Three" is photographed on a bookstore shelf in Chicago in 2006. Months after access to the popular children's book about a male penguin couple hatching a chick was restricted at school libraries, a central Florida school district says it has reversed that decision.

Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' laws

5:10pm August 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William Shakespeare's plays for class rather than the full texts under redesigned curriculum guides.

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, Florida's governor, speaks during a campaign event in Salix, Iowa, on May 31.

AP psychology class may be available to Florida students after all

12:04pm August 05, 2023

by The Associated Press

After saying the state had effectively banned the class because of content on sexual orientation and gender identity, the College Board said it hoped teachers would be able to teach the full course.

Harvard Law School professor and noted defense attorney Charles Ogletree, seen here in 2017, died on Friday at age 70.

Noted defense attorney Charles Ogletree dies

9:15pm August 04, 2023

by Tovia Smith

Harvard Law School professor and noted defense attorney Charles Ogletree has died at age 70.