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High school seniors reveal choices in joyous ‘signing day’ ceremony

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Sweatshirts emblazoned with the 43 college choices that students would announce during the beloved pep-rally tradition known as “signing day” remained folded neatly beneath chairs. One by one, they took their seats in the packed auditorium, as friends and family held aloft homemade signs of congratulations. Tutors danced. Teachers clapped.

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Democratic wish list includes billions to help students finish their degrees

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The program would run from the 2023-2024 academic year, through 2029-2030. She’s talking about people who’ve diverted from the traditional high school to college to graduation pathway. She said resources should focus on students of color and low-income students, who face greater hurdles in college access and completion.

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COLUMN: Teachers, states stepping up to keep climate change education alive as federal government defunds it

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And the guide itself has been taken down from its government URL, leaving nothing but an error message. government steps back, and American teens struggle to master the basics, other countries are forging ahead. Global Change Research Program. Related: Education that convinces kids the world isnt doomed As the U.S.