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Annie Ma

The Associated Press

Charlotte, NC, United States

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Past articles by Annie:

Schools face pressure to take harder line on discipline

As kids' behavior reaches crisis points after the stress and isolation of pandemic... → Read More

School psychologist, counselor hiring lags nationwide even as student mental health needs soar

Several big school districts had fewer psychologists or counselors this fall than they did before the pandemic, leaving students waiting for much-needed help. → Read More

3 top law schools quit US News rankings over equity concerns

The University of California, Berkeley’s law school on Thursday joined the law programs at Harvard and Yale in pulling out of U.S. News & World Report’s rankings over concerns that … → Read More

Kids with disabilities face off-the-books school suspensions

The phone call from her son’s school was alarming. The assistant principal told her to come to the school immediately. But when Lisa Manwell arrived at Pioneer Middle School in Plymouth, Michigan, her son wasn’t sick or injured. → Read More

Student loan relief highlights burden on Black borrowers

Black borrowers on average carry about $40,000 in federal student loan debt, $10,000 more than white borrowers, according to federal education data. → Read More

Student loan relief highlights burden on Black borrowers

Black borrowers on average carry about $40,000 in federal student loan debt, $10,000 more than white borrowers, according to federal education data. → Read More

Student loan relief highlights burden on Black borrowers

Black borrowers on average carry about $40,000 in federal student loan debt, $10,000 more than white borrowers, according to federal education data. → Read More

Student loan relief highlights burden on Black borrowers

Black borrowers on average carry about $40,000 in federal student loan debt, $10,000 more than white borrowers, according to federal education data. → Read More

Student loan relief highlights burden on Black borrowers

Gabrielle Perry, a 29-year-old epidemiologist in New Orleans, expects $20,000 of her... → Read More

For Black students, police presence doesn't make them feel safer

Police inside schools can make some students more uneasy, not less, especially for Black students and other students of color. → Read More

For lockdown generation school shootings are their ‘reality’

The bloodbath at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday marked the deadliest school shooting in the U.S. since the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. Police say the shooter, an 18-year-old man, was killed by law enforcement at the school. Two teachers were also killed. → Read More

Headcounts are down at public schools; Now budgets are too

Public school systems are beginning to feel the pinch from enrollment losses tied to the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More

Headcounts are down at public schools. Now budgets are too.

Public school systems are beginning to feel the pinch from enrollment losses tied to the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More

Headcounts are down at public schools. Now budgets are too.

A school system in suburban Kansas City is eliminating over 100 jobs, including kindergarten aides and library clerks. Oakland, California, is closing seven schools. Public school systems are beginning to feel the pinch from enrollment losses tied to the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More

Racial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US

Despite majority favorability among U.S. adults overall for measures like mask mandates, public health experts said divided opinions among racial groups reflect not only the unequal impact of the pandemic on people of color but also apathy among some white Americans. → Read More

Racial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US

Despite majority favorability among U.S. adults overall for measures like mask mandates, public health experts said divided opinions among racial groups reflect not only the unequal impact of the pandemic on people of color but also apathy among some white Americans. → Read More

Racial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US

Despite majority favorability among U.S. adults overall for measures like mask mandates, public health experts said divided opinions among racial groups reflect not only the unequal impact of the pandemic on people of color but also apathy among some white Americans. → Read More

Talk of race, sex in schools divides Americans: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are deeply divided over how much children in K-12 schools... → Read More

Teachers reimagine history lessons with eye on diversity to get 'full range of American history'

Former educator Brandon Brown is now a Billboard-charting educational rapper who performs... → Read More

Racial disparities in kids’ vaccinations are hard to track

The rollout of COVID-19 shots for elementary-age children has exposed another blind spot in the nation’s efforts to address pandemic inequalities. → Read More