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Bill intended to protect children online prompts outcry from privacy advocates

Bill intended to protect children online prompts outcry from privacy advocates

by Emily Anderson Stern | Feb 21, 2022 | Politics

WASHINGTON — A bill intended to hold social media platforms accountable for posts that exploit children, but has been criticized for its potential to harm online privacy, has passed its first hurdle to getting a future vote in the Senate. The EARN IT Act, first...
Lack of action on student debt could impact Schumer, other Democrats

Lack of action on student debt could impact Schumer, other Democrats

by Emily Anderson Stern | Feb 3, 2022 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — In the two-and-a-half decades since he earned his master’s degree in counseling from the University at Albany, Matthew Flowers Jr. has been chipping away at his student loan debt. The Troy resident had to delay buying a house until last year...
Low-income schools more vulnerable to disasters, government report says

Low-income schools more vulnerable to disasters, government report says

by Emily Anderson Stern | Jan 28, 2022 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — More than three years after Hurricane Michael hit Florida, the rural Calhoun County School District in the Panhandle, whose students mostly come from low-income households, still hasn’t recovered. Children who had attended Blountstown...

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