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Madrid Bans Personal Digital Devices in Public Schools
The Madrid region will ban personal digital devices in public schools, limiting shared device use to two hours weekly and prohibiting digital homework, citing concerns about children's mental health and attention spans; this decision has sparked controversy among unions, schools, and political parti...
Madrid Bans Personal Digital Devices in Public Schools
The Madrid region will ban personal digital devices in public schools, limiting shared device use to two hours weekly and prohibiting digital homework, citing concerns about children's mental health and attention spans; this decision has sparked controversy among unions, schools, and political parti...
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52% Bias Score
Trump Signs Executive Order to Dismantle Department of Education
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the Department of Education, although the department will retain some key functions, facing significant political opposition and legal challenges.
Trump Signs Executive Order to Dismantle Department of Education
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the Department of Education, although the department will retain some key functions, facing significant political opposition and legal challenges.
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56% Bias Score
Madrid Bans Individual Digital Devices in Primary Schools
The Madrid regional government will ban individual digital devices in public and private primary schools starting in 2025-2026, aiming to refocus education on traditional methods and combat digital addiction, with exceptions for students with specific needs and shared device use for pedagogical purp...
Madrid Bans Individual Digital Devices in Primary Schools
The Madrid regional government will ban individual digital devices in public and private primary schools starting in 2025-2026, aiming to refocus education on traditional methods and combat digital addiction, with exceptions for students with specific needs and shared device use for pedagogical purp...
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52% Bias Score
Florida Bill Seeks to Lower Standardized Test Passing Scores for High School Graduation
Florida lawmakers are considering lowering the passing scores on standardized algebra and English tests for high school graduation, sparking debate among educators, students, and the public over balancing testing with diverse learning styles.
Florida Bill Seeks to Lower Standardized Test Passing Scores for High School Graduation
Florida lawmakers are considering lowering the passing scores on standardized algebra and English tests for high school graduation, sparking debate among educators, students, and the public over balancing testing with diverse learning styles.
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16% Bias Score
Lower Saxony Improves Abitur Exam Emergency Plans
Lower Saxony's Ministry of Culture implemented new emergency communication plans for schools to handle unforeseen Abitur exam disruptions, such as replacing or canceling exams, using SMS and chat, following a 2024 incident where a school break-in necessitated statewide exam changes.
Lower Saxony Improves Abitur Exam Emergency Plans
Lower Saxony's Ministry of Culture implemented new emergency communication plans for schools to handle unforeseen Abitur exam disruptions, such as replacing or canceling exams, using SMS and chat, following a 2024 incident where a school break-in necessitated statewide exam changes.
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36% Bias Score
Trump's Student Loan Overhaul Causes Financial Hardship for Millions
The Trump administration's recent overhaul of federal student loan programs has resulted in sharply higher monthly payments for nearly 43 million Americans with student loan debt, causing widespread financial distress and impacting borrowers' ability to make ends meet, with the closure of income-dri...
Trump's Student Loan Overhaul Causes Financial Hardship for Millions
The Trump administration's recent overhaul of federal student loan programs has resulted in sharply higher monthly payments for nearly 43 million Americans with student loan debt, causing widespread financial distress and impacting borrowers' ability to make ends meet, with the closure of income-dri...
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48% Bias Score
Elimination of Department of Education: A False Premise and Lack of National Plan
President Trump signed an executive order to close the federal Department of Education, a move that Kevin Huffman, former Tennessee education commissioner, argues is based on a false premise and lacks a national plan to address declining student achievement. Huffman contends that states already have...
Elimination of Department of Education: A False Premise and Lack of National Plan
President Trump signed an executive order to close the federal Department of Education, a move that Kevin Huffman, former Tennessee education commissioner, argues is based on a false premise and lacks a national plan to address declining student achievement. Huffman contends that states already have...
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36% Bias Score
Germany Considers Nationwide School Cell Phone Policy
Lower Saxony's Minister of Culture supports a nationwide agreement on cell phone use in schools to provide clarity and consistency, addressing concerns about student well-being and the need for age limits on social media.
Germany Considers Nationwide School Cell Phone Policy
Lower Saxony's Minister of Culture supports a nationwide agreement on cell phone use in schools to provide clarity and consistency, addressing concerns about student well-being and the need for age limits on social media.
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44% Bias Score
Baden-Württemberg to Restrict School Cell Phone Use
Baden-Württemberg's Minister of Culture, Theresa Schopper, is planning a new law to restrict private cellphone use in schools to address concerns about students' well-being and academic performance, advocating for stronger national child protection measures as well.
Baden-Württemberg to Restrict School Cell Phone Use
Baden-Württemberg's Minister of Culture, Theresa Schopper, is planning a new law to restrict private cellphone use in schools to address concerns about students' well-being and academic performance, advocating for stronger national child protection measures as well.
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40% Bias Score
Washington School Board Seeks Federal Intervention Over Gender-Inclusive Policy
The Mead School Board in Washington state is requesting federal intervention after being mandated to comply with the state's gender-inclusive schools policy, which the board argues conflicts with federal directives and risks the district's federal funding; the board claims that the state's policy vi...
Washington School Board Seeks Federal Intervention Over Gender-Inclusive Policy
The Mead School Board in Washington state is requesting federal intervention after being mandated to comply with the state's gender-inclusive schools policy, which the board argues conflicts with federal directives and risks the district's federal funding; the board claims that the state's policy vi...
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64% Bias Score
Conservatives Push for School Phone Ban
The Conservative party is attempting to amend the Labour government's Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill to legally ban mobile phones in schools, despite existing guidance and a lack of evidence supporting improved academic outcomes from such a ban; the amendment is unlikely to pass due to Labour...
Conservatives Push for School Phone Ban
The Conservative party is attempting to amend the Labour government's Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill to legally ban mobile phones in schools, despite existing guidance and a lack of evidence supporting improved academic outcomes from such a ban; the amendment is unlikely to pass due to Labour...
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24% Bias Score
PDE Urges Trump Administration to Reverse Biden's 'Unconstitutional' School Discipline Policies
Parents Defending Education (PDE) is urging the Trump administration to overturn Biden-era policies that penalize schools for racial disparities in discipline, arguing they are unconstitutional and lead to discriminatory practices; the policies, issued in 2023, threaten funding cuts for schools that...
PDE Urges Trump Administration to Reverse Biden's 'Unconstitutional' School Discipline Policies
Parents Defending Education (PDE) is urging the Trump administration to overturn Biden-era policies that penalize schools for racial disparities in discipline, arguing they are unconstitutional and lead to discriminatory practices; the policies, issued in 2023, threaten funding cuts for schools that...
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60% Bias Score
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