NYC to launch two ‘full-time’ virtual schools, top education officials say 
1931 State Law Makes Abortion a Felony if ‘Roe’ Falls, Warns Michigan Attorney General 
Iowa drops one spot in Tax Foundation business property tax ranking 
Newark will help pay for 40 students to attend college, as free-tuition movement grows 
Louisiana’s state revenue forecast is revised upward, giving lawmakers possibly more to appropriate 
For school boards short on savvy, corruption comes knocking
The courtroom erupted into gasps and whispered prayers as U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez read the first “not guilty” verdict...
Coronavirus and college admissions: test score suspensions and virtual prospecting
On April 16, the Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education suspended a longstanding requirement that students seeking to attend...
As Plastic Bags Go Bye, a Renewed Push to Recycle Fabrics
The state’s plastic shopping bag ban, set to go into effect March 1, comes accompanied by a push to use bags...
Masks Reveal Cultural Disconnect As L.A.’s Chinese Community Braces For Coronavirus
LOS ANGELES — Several staff members of a small community health clinic in L.A.’s historic Chinatown spoke on the phone...
Student activists demand swift action to address NYC’s sports inequities
The senior at Manhattan’s PACE High School said that the sport can help some students of color stay off the...
In Tackling Gender Inequality in STEM, Considerations of Culture
GROWING UP IN Saudi Arabia, Aciel Eshky didn’t get the memo that science was for boys. When she was around 10...
Major Texas overhaul aims to improve the odds for students who begin college unprepared
As Texas tries to educate a growing number of college students who come from struggling schools or speak English as...
For Some Refugees, Women’s Health Care Is A Culture Shock
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Dinnertime is nearing, and the kitchen in this tidy home is buzzing. Lamyaa Manty, a 29-year-old Iraqi...
Changing Latin America’s Culture of Insular Science
LAST YEAR, A MOSQUITO-BORNE disease ravaged Latin America. As the virus spread, so did photos of black-and-white-striped mosquitoes, public health authorities...
When Depression And Cultural Expectations Collide
“My time is coming. It’s already time for me to die. I can’t wait. … So yeah I plan to...
