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Education Secretary Linda McMahon is backing a national Let Teachers Teach Coalition intended to reduce federal education bureaucracy and bypass teachers unions by returning decision-making to local classrooms and districts. The piece frames the effort as cutting red tape and empowering educators against regulatory burdens.
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A Michigan high school's gym syllabus requires female students to submit a parent note specifying the length of their menstrual cycle to make up swimming days missed due to periods. Parents criticized the policy, citing privacy concerns and an affected grade, and one questioned whether it violates Title IX. The district said it would meet with a parent and review the concern.
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The opinion argues that federal agencies should stop paying article processing charges to commercial publishers because public-access mandates can be met at no cost by depositing manuscripts in federal repositories. It criticizes publishers' high profit margins and a GAO conclusion that fees are unavoidable, urging OMB to clarify no-cost compliance.
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WalletHub ranks California 49th in student debt burden among states and Washington, D.C., behind only Hawaii and Utah. The article attributes this to most college-age students attending public colleges and universities, lower in-state tuition, and Cal Grants. It contrasts California with states like Mississippi, which have higher debt and default rates.