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Boy, 15, Is Fatally Shot in Brooklyn After Dispute Among Teens
By Maria Cramer and Wesley Parnell On July 18, 2023 The police said the teenager, the son of immigrants from Uzbekistan, had not been the intended target in the shooting.…
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With a Creative Edit, the Wisconsin Governor Raised School Funding. For 400 Years.
By Sarah Mervosh On July 6, 202; Updated July 18, 2023 Gov. Tony Evers used a quirky rule to edit the state budget and raise the cap on public school…
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Wesleyan University Ends Legacy Admissions
By Vimal Patel On July 19, 2023 With the Supreme Court’s decision to ban race-conscious admissions, the pressure is on selective colleges to end preferences for children of alumni. The…
Read MoreEducation was once the No. 1 major for college students. Now it’s an afterthought.
By Amiee Picchi and Sanvi Bangalore On July 17, 2023 Five decades ago, the U.S. was training an army of college students to become teachers, with 1 in every 5…
Read MoreBiden admin to forgive $39 billion in student loan debt for 800,000 borrowers. Here’s what to know.
By Amiee Picchi On July 18, 2023 More than 800,000 borrowers with $39 billion in federal student loans will get their debt forgiven, the Biden administration said on Friday. The…
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Forced labor may be common in US food system: study
BY SAUL ELBEIN – 07/24/23 12:55 PM ET Some of the food on U.S. tables has a high probability of having been picked, prepared or processed by Americans who were forced to…
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Officials see promise in a South Carolina prison unit where ‘restorative justice’ has boosted safety
By James Pollard On July 19, 2023 TURBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prison unit where older men with lengthier sentences mentor young adults preparing to reenter society is…
Read MoreAI could create a disinformation nightmare in the 2024 election
BY JOSHUA A. TUCKER, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 07/14/23 8:30 AM ET When social media first burst onto the political scene in the early 2010s, it was hailed as a “liberation technology”…
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Exclusive: DOJ report recommends ways to improve detainee access to lawyers in prisons
By Bart Jansen The review led by the Bureau of Prisons and the Office for Access to Justice coincided with the 60th anniversary of a Supreme Court decision that guaranteed…
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