Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision/Getty Images If there’s one thing that strikes fear into the heart of nearly every student, it’s a standardized test. For decades, state assessments have terrorized the average student. On Tuesday, the people of Massachusetts will have a say in their educational futures, when the state’s MCAS test is brought to a vote. Standardized...
grandriver/E+/Getty Images In June of 2022, the Supreme Court ruled on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade, the federally protected right to abortion that had stood for nearly 50 years. In the absence of Roe, states, not the federal government, now largely regulate the legality of abortion, creating an uneven patchwork...
skaman306/Moment/Getty Images A new lawsuit hoping to curtail abortion access seeks to return to more restrictive access of mifepristone, a drug used in abortions and in post-miscarriage care. Among its arguments? More abortions means a lower state population, and that hurts states. The suit specifically highlights lower birth rates for teenaged mothers between the ages...
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images News/Getty Images For the first time since implementing a ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth last year, Texas is prosecuting a doctor for allegedly providing gender affirming care to 21 children. Despite such legislation going against the guidance of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American Psychological Association (APA), and Endocrine...