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How the science of vaccination is taught (or not) in US schools

The Hechinger Report

Other teachers tackle the controversy head-on. Lin Andrews, who taught biology for 18 years in Kansas public and private schools, said she would cite the (now-retracted) paper suggesting a link between autism and the MMR vaccine in order to show students how bias and poor data can creep into the scientific process. “By

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Where Americans Are — and Aren’t — Politically Divided on Education

ED Surge

Researchers found that adults generally support public funding staying in public schools — even if a majority of respondents also think private school students learn more. Overall, 73 percent of participants said funds should go to public schools.

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