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Physical punishment, such as smacking and hitting, is the most common form of violence against children. Scotland and Wales recently prohibited physical punishment in all settings, while physical punishment in the home remains legal in England and No

Many advocates say state leaders could be doing more to protect LGBTQ+ students, but the debate among lawmakers is far from settled.

When LGBTQ+ activists, lawmakers and students gathered at the Capitol on Feb. 28 to honor the life of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teenager from Oklahoma, their loss felt a lot closer to home than the nearly 1,500-mile distance. “We gathered together today as a community to grieve the loss of Nex Benedict, a beautiful 16-year-old […] The post Is Connecticut a ‘safe haven’ for transgender youth? For some, not safe enough appeared first on Rhode Island Current.

Anti-Israel demonstrations at Columbia University kicked off a national wave of copycats as outside agitators join students on major U.S. college campuses.

Let’s pick up where we started 32 weeks ago. You, faithful reader of this column, may recall that in three columns, we reviewed the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court

Let’s pick up where we started 32 weeks ago. You, faithful reader of this column, may recall that in three columns, we reviewed the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court

On April 16, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit determined that because West Virginia law and practice have long provided for sex-differentiated sports teams, the...

A 2-1 decision by a federal court stopped the state from using its new congressional map for any election, finding the changes Louisiana made to comply with the Voting Rights Act instead violated the 14th Amendment.

Welcome to the fourth issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024. We begin this edition with discussion of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. On April 19, 2024, t...

A three-judge federal court in Louisiana stopped the state on Tuesday from using its new congressional map.