Research reveals striking variations in pandemic recovery among US school districts
A new report by researchers at Stanford and Harvard finds that while the average U.S. student still lags behind pre-pandemic ...
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Despite low scores, Texas is doing better than most states at catching up to pre-pandemic reading
National test scores painted a bleak picture of academic recovery for both Texas and the U.S. following the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations, and appears to take direct aim at Vance
ROME — Pope Francis issued a major rebuke Tuesday of the Trump administration ’s plans for mass deportation of migrants, ...
Trump to host Jordan’s king as he escalates pressure on his Gaza resettlement plan. Follow live updates.
President Trump will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in ...
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Syria’s Biggest Problem
Syria’s future depends on a historic undertaking: facilitating the return of Syrian refugees to their homes in a country ...
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America’s Abandonment of the Poor
Dominating the book is an image of institutional space, beige, concrete, and lightless: the warehouse, the hospital, the ...
Can the Maryland governor energize the Democratic Party?
Even before Democrats lost the presidency in November, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) was upheld as one of the party’s next ...
Vatican charity says Trump administration's gutting of USAID is 'reckless' and could kill millions
The Vatican's charity is voicing outrage at what it calls the “reckless” and “unhuman” U.S. plans to gut USAID. Caritas ...
Report warns of surging severe poverty across Africa
Africa is experiencing a troubling surge in severe lived poverty, reversing hard-won gains from the past two decades, ...