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How free school meals went mainstream

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Kurt Marthaller, who oversees school food programs in Butte, Mont., faces many cafeteria-related challenges: children skipping the lunch line because they fear being judged, parents fuming about surprise bills they can’t afford, unpaid meal debts of $70,000 districtwide. But at nearly half of Mr. Marthaller’s schools, these concerns have vanished.

School leaders push back on charges of tolerating antisemitism

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Public school district leaders from New York City, Berkeley, Calif., and Montgomery County, Md., forcefully defended their actions under Republican attacks like those that had tripped up university presidents.

House Republicans’ next target: Reports of antisemitism in K12 schools

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After helping topple two college presidents, Congress will grill school district leaders from New York City; Berkeley, Calif.; and Montgomery County in Maryland.

Are schools too focused on mental health?

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Recent studies cast doubt on whether large-scale mental health interventions are making young people better. Some even suggest they can have a negative effect.

Education department scrambles to make up for lost time after FAFSA blunders

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Applications for federal financial aid plunged this year, with millions of students navigating delays and glitches caused by the disastrous rollout of the new application form.

Pennsylvania school board reinstates gay author’s speech amid backlash

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The Cumberland Valley School Board reversed its decision to cancel Maulik Pancholy’s speech at a middle school next month after many community members said the actor had been discriminated against because of his sexuality.

With new salt and sugar limits, school cafeterias are ‘cringing’

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Many parents and nutritionists applauded stricter federal regulations, but food companies say the changes could increase costs and waste.

School board cancels gay actor’s anti-bullying talk over his ‘lifestyle’

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A Pennsylvania school board canceled an anti-bullying speech by the actor Maulik Pancholy, who is gay, after board members raised concerns about his “lifestyle,” prompting outrage from the surrounding community.

An elementary school tries a ‘radical’ idea: Staying open 12 hours a day

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A Brooklyn charter school is experimenting with a new way to help families by expanding the school day. Students can arrive at 7 a.m. and leave any time before 7 p.m. For free.

​Why school absences have ‘exploded’ almost everywhere

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The pandemic changed families’ lives and the culture of education: “Our relationship with school became optional.”

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