The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Paul Public Schools, speaks with Yusanat Tway (right), a first-generation University of Minnesota student interested in attending law school but worried that work in human rights advocacy will not pay enough to justify the cost. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report.

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Social Justice Advocacy Human Rights High School 116

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2022

The program uses taxpayer dollars to help rural families who live far from a public school attend a private school instead. Up for debate now is what the broader effects of the ruling might be, as well as its impact on public school funding. It would not apply to any state operating a school voucher program.

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Private School Human Rights Advocacy Public School 22

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2021

For four years, opponents of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos deplored her private school priorities, so it was hardly expected she’d be hailed as a hero for a sudden epiphany disassociating herself from President Donald Trump and resigning. Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

“Certainly, as long as human beings are running schools, you’re going to have that possibility,” she said, adding that the goal is to have policies and procedures in place that uphold the law and protect kids, while keeping parents informed. House of Representatives subcommittee hearing on corporal punishment in schools.

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