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Biden Administration Seeks End-Around to Student Loan Debt Cancellation
The Education Department announced a new plan to provide debt cancellation for potentially five groups of student borrowers after broader loan forgiveness was halted by the Supreme Court. By Lauren…
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Part of Ohio’s GOP-backed K-12 education overhaul will take effect despite court order
By Samantha Hendrickson On October 2, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — At least part of a Republican-backed overhaul of the Ohio’s K-12 education system will take effect as planned, despite…
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Michigan school districts brace for Count Day ahead of ESSER spending cliff
By Ethan Bakuli On October 2, 2023 Wednesday’s official student headcount for Michigan schools could be more crucial than ever, as districts where enrollment has declined since the pandemic began…
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Laphonza Butler, Newsom’s Feinstein replacement, to make LGBT history
By Katy St Clair On October 1, 2023 SAN FRANCISCO — The woman chosen by Gov. Gavin Newsom to replace late Sen. Dianne Feinstein will be the first Black lesbian…
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Nebraska is imposing a 7-day wait for trans youth to start gender-affirming medications
By John Hanna On October 1, 2023 Nebraska is requiring transgender youth seeking gender-affirming care to wait seven days to start puberty blocking medications or hormone treatments under emergency regulations…
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GOP Alabama AG Says He Has Right to Prosecute Women Who Aid Travel for Abortions
Multiple groups filed suit against Steve Marshall after he said ‘abortion funders’ could be criminally investigated By Zachary Leeman On August 31, 2023 Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, R, says…
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Abortion rights group sues on behalf of women denied care in emergencies
By Frances Stead Sellers On September 12, 2023 The Center for Reproductive Rights on Tuesdayfiled legal actions in Tennessee, Idaho and Oklahoma on behalf of women who say they were…
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‘A champion’: Lawmakers remember Feinstein as trailblazer for women’s rights, gun control
By Matt Berg and Kierra Frazier On September 29, 2023 Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressed their condolences following the death of California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein at…
Read MoreWomen’s Rights Campaigner To Take Feinstein’s Vacated Senate Seat
By Agence France Presse On October 2,, 2023 California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday appointed women’s rights campaigner and former labor union leader Laphonza Butler to the United States Senate,…
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