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An agenda driven by conservative priorities, schools’ financial duress and teacher needs led to an $8.5 billion boost, new discipline rules, more Christianity in classrooms and a DEI ban.

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But in the nine states with the strictest gun laws, youth firearm deaths did not increase. In four — California, Maryland, New York and Rhode Island — they dropped significantly.

The DOJ has sued Texas over its Dream Act, which allows undocumented residents to pay in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern about the aftermath of the 2019 Christchurch shooting and reforming the country's gun laws.

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Children's deaths by gun-related homicide and suicide rose in states that had the most permissive firearm laws following a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision, a new study found.

The Justice Department and the state of Texas settled a lawsuit Wednesday, blocking the state from offering undocumented immigrants residing in Texas the in-state tuition rates for its public ...