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Parents on the hunt for child care say it feels like ‘The Hunger Games’
The first hint that my 6-month-old may not have been receiving high-quality care came in fall of 2016, when I arrived early to pick him up from his child care program in Manhattan. I saw half-a-dozen ...
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John Pascarella
The number of book bans in schools and libraries nearly tripled during the 2023-24 school year to more than 10,000, across red and blue states, according to a recent PEN America report. But that ...
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OPINION: As book bans reach historic levels, more educators should get involved in school governance
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Apprenticeships are a trending alternative to college — but there’s a hitch
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Looking for internships? They are in short supply
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Jon Marcus
Joey Cook was 17 and a junior in high school when he heard about a way to learn a profession while getting paid: by landing an apprenticeship, a path into the workforce that everyone was suddenly ...
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Sarah Ely
I work daily with students as an academic adviser. I have referred many of them to my college’s counseling and psychological services office and have helped multiple students withdraw from all their ...
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Early Education
NEW YORK — To keep working, Amy Lee Funes desperately needed help paying for child care. Funes loved her job at a New York City-based child and family nonprofit, but she earned only $35,000 a year. In ...
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6 observations from a devastating international math test
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Parents are quitting jobs, passing on raises — to qualify for child care
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