New law in Brazil is making students put away their smartphones at school
Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones under a new law restricting the use of devices in schools
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When student scores fell, these NYC schools took a new approach to teaching
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New York school implements new teaching approach to combat falling test scores
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New Kennedy Center board makes Trump chairman, prompting Shonda Rhimes and others to resign
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High School Trans Athletes Challenge Trump’s Executive Order in New Hampshire
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Father of Georgia school shooting suspect is granted bond
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Intense heatwave in southern Brazil forces schools to suspend return
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How one school is making changes to combat pandemic losses
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SEC backs away from climate disclosure rule
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Students half a grade behind pre-pandemic levels in math, reading: Study
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Murkowski: 'We are a nation of laws'
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Trump Pauses Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Law
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Advice for student loan borrowers amid uncertainty surrounding U.S. Department of Education
President Trump is seeking to dismantle the Department of Education with the help of billionaire Elon Musk, potentially causing major disruptions for Americans paying student loans. CBS News ...CBS News - 1d -
Real estate developers pile into UK student housing sector
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Judge to consider order to keep DOGE from accessing student loan databases
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Coach’s Stuart Vevers puts gen Z on the catwalk at New York fashion week
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My mother did not receive Social Security after my father died. Could a new law change that?
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Saudi authorities free student sentenced to 34 years for tweets, activists say
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Woman confronted PhD student over alleged rape
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Leeds student jailed in Saudi Arabia for 34 years over tweets is released
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US business schools brace for the second Trump term
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Math, Eagles mania collide for one group of Philadelphia students
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Watch: Thousands of baby turtles released in Brazil
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New clothes feel cheap? They really don't make them like they used to
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Barnes puts up 18, UTEP defeats New Mexico State 66-63
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ICE immigration sweeps puts New Orleans' sanctuary city status to the test
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How the NFL is expanding its fanbase in Brazil
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Delaware Law Has Entered the Culture War
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Trump halts aid to South Africa citing new land law
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Oscar nominees Fernanda Torres and Walter Salles on Brazil’s 1970s junta and ‘resistance through affection’
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Environmental justice staff put on leave at EPA
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Plane Crash in São Paulo, Brazil, Kills Two
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Lawmakers question Musk’s ‘infiltration’ into Education Dept. and student loan borrower data
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How New Orleans Is Using the Super Bowl to Make Upgrades
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Australia introduces tough new laws to combat antisemitism
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Former Flames Defenseman Makes Return To Calgary With New Team After Disappointing Departure
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Guelph Forward Commits To NCAA School
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