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The Supreme Court is considering whether to allow churches to operate charter schools that teach religious topics like the Bible. Jonathan Kirn/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Religious charter schools threaten to shift more money away from traditional public schools – and the Supreme Court is considering this idea

Public school funding could take a hit if the US Supreme Court opens the door to religious charter schools, a scholar of education law argues.
One reason teachers have a low suicide rate may be that they find meaning in their jobs. Digital Vision/Getty Images

Teachers and librarians are among those least likely to die by suicide − public health researchers offer insights on what this means for other professions

Nationally, about 11 male educators die by suicide for every 100,000 people, compared with a rate of almost 23 for all Americans.
During the 2023-2024 academic year, international students contributed $43.8 billion to the U.S. economy. Mvltcelik/Getty Images

Deporting international students risks making the US a less attractive destination, putting its economic engine at risk

Student visa holders face high levels of vetting and monitoring. Escalating those protocols will redirect students to other countries and weaken US global leadership, a scholar argues.
Higher education can train students to carefully consider the evidence around them. Adam Crowley/Tetra Images/Getty images

Exposure to perceptible temperature rise increases concern about climate change, higher education adds to understanding

An analysis of surveys about people’s level of climate concern suggests it isn’t just education alone that shapes views – it’s experiencing rising temperatures that makes the difference.
Faculty, staff and students, including then-Ph.D. student A.D. Carson, protest at Clemson University in 2016. AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins

Hip‑hop can document life in America more reliably than history books

There’s an impulse by universities and media to inaccurately document hip-hop’s history. The genre is, in part, a response to that imprecision, a professor of hip-hop writes.

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