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OPINION: The pandemic gave graduating high school seniors new strength and resilience

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Students may find that attending regular in-person meetings with a consistent group will help them gain confidence again in social settings. FAAFP, is a family physician, clinical instructor for UMass Medical School and author of “ The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook.” Dr. Jill Grimes, M.D., Jill Henry, M.A.,

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Chronically absent: Is quality education possible in juvenile detention in Mississippi?

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When asked for comment, Jackson Public Schools officials said that although they cannot publicly comment on or confirm a student’s discipline, the handbook considers box cutters weapons, and forbids students from having one in their personal possession on campus for non-instructional purposes. “Bored.”

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OPINION: Many student-parents drop out because they don’t have enough time for their schoolwork, research shows

The Hechinger Report

A single mother with a 5-year-old daughter, the student told me she works 22 hours each week to make ends meet for her small family. As things stand, existing on-campus child care centers meet only about 5 percent of actual need. But she was also taking 16 academic hours that semester.

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‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddles students

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. — At the beginning of every school year, April Johnson oversees distribution of the Covington County School District student handbook. Tucked into the first half of the handbook is a section titled “Corporal Punishment.”. This story also appeared in Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting.