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They thought they signed up for a high-tech education. Instead, they got a school run by a hate group. Investigation via @rklein90 huffp.st/sk0tB8W
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Rosie Phillips says she found her nonverbal son dazed and with Taser prongs still in his body. A HuffPost investigation shows that kids are getting Tasered at school around the country. huffp.st/SGFtGGE
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is one of the Trump administration’s most reviled Cabinet members. Here’s why she’s here to stay huffp.st/XR4RLyX
Democratic presidential candidates are promising to raise teacher pay. But teachers are skeptical. huffp.st/gXX1y1O
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Cory Booker transformed Newark schools. Some residents still haven't forgiven him for it. huffp.st/gG9Tlhs
The high school Pete Buttigieg attended -- an openly gay presidential candidate -- has a policy against hiring teachers in same-sex marriages huffp.st/sG0pdve
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Some remember him as a caring teacher; others remember him as lousy. Some remember him as a creep. Some only remember him for wearing a flamboyant fur coat. @rklein90 spoke to former Dalton students about their memories of Jeffrey Epstein as an educator: huffp.st/fiNwVPe
Dangerous rhetoric. Psychological abuse. Systematic estrangement. The harrowing inside story of a school that is run by a hate group. huffp.st/kOU6kH5
The Trump administration proposed eliminating Special Olympics funding. But other proposed education cuts go much deeper huffp.st/ZIoFNc8
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The college admissions process is already a scam, by @rklein90 huffp.st/oMfACVl
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14 million students go to schools without counselors, nurses, social workers or psychologists. Their schools do have cops, though. huffp.st/gOLWrad
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Betsy DeVos loves to tell the story of a teacher named Jed when advocating for school choice. She's referenced him before Congress, in high-profile speeches. We tracked down the real life Jed. He says her agenda makes him "mad as hell." huffp.st/N9X3gTT
New allegations of racism have cropped up just as students and parents deny the last ones. huffp.st/cWi1Z6w
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The Los Angeles teachers strike puts charter schools under the microscope huffp.st/uuElEKt
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The day thousands of teachers took Los Angeles huffp.st/26uLR3A
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For students of color at Parkland, more security doesn't mean more safety huffp.st/PWH3mke
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One of the last historically black colleges for women is in danger of losing its accreditation. There's a fundraising campaign to save it. huffp.st/Gxd4YuO
Black students are disproportionately suspended in schools. But the Trump administration recommended doing away with a guidance meant to produce more equitable school punishments huffp.st/yNjEC2W
Here’s what modern-day segregation academies are like huffp.st/OWZjko4
The tough road from foster care to college huffp.st/9cN1AUJ