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• SCOTUS Passes on Hearing Affirmative Action Case Involving Elite Boston Schools

  By Amanda Geduld Verified| The Facts Verified New York, NY (The 74)Education is at a Crossroads: Help Us Illuminate the Path Forward. Donate to The 74The Supreme Court has turned down a case challenging a COVID-era admissions policy meant to racially and geographically diversify three highly selective Boston public schools.

  By Amanda Geduld Verified · The Facts

  Apr. 13, 2025

• Lives Upended: 3 Ed Dept Staffers Worry for Themselves - And the Nation’s Kids

  By Amanda Geduld Verified| The 74 Verified Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter In a televised interview this weekend, Education Secretary Linda McMahon told CNN’s Dana Bash, “It’s unacceptable where education is in our country today.” Citing poor test scores, she made clear her plan: shutter the department she heads, in compliance with President Donald Trump’s March 20 executive order.

  By Amanda Geduld Verified · The 74

  Mar. 27, 2025

• Amid Deadly Measles Outbreak, West Virginia Moves to Loosen Vaccine Rules

  By Amanda Geduld Verified| The 74 Verified An amendment that would give West Virginia parents much greater leeway to exempt their children from mandated school vaccinations was deleted from a House bill at the last minute this week, but the prospect of far fewer students in the state getting immunized remains strong. As written, the West Virginia bill would still expand and loosen requirements for medical exemptions for students, making them “the broadest … in the country,” one advocate said.

  By Amanda Geduld Verified · The 74

  Mar. 21, 2025

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