Education

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President Donald Trump shows the executive order he signed targeting what his administration says is growing anti-Semitism on U.S. college campuses during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

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Miguel Cardona is President-elect Joseph R. Biden's nominee for education secretary. Mr. Biden touted Mr. Cardona's credentials. (Associated Press)

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Illustration on lessons learned from the Trump administration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on digital learning by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Many students at college campuses across the country now are home from Thanksgiving until the spring semester due to a surge in coronavirus cases.

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A national survey reports a 21.7% decline in college applications from high school seniors from one year ago. (Associated Press)

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The Virginia Military Institute began work Monday to remove a prominent statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, an effort initiated this fall after allegations of systemic racism roiled the school. (Associated Press)

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Average math scores were lower by 5 and 10 percentile points for students this year compared to last year, according to a new report. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Illustration on a new normal in education by Alexander Hunter/The WashingtonTimes

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District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, Lewis Ferebee, Chancellor of DC Public Schools, and Paul Kihn, Deputy Mayor for Education, announce that District of Columbia public schools will be all virtual through Nov. 6, during a news conference Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

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“Perhaps more importantly, in addition to preserving minority rights, the Electoral College enhances stability in a democratic system of government,” said Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, Pennsylvania Republican. (Associated Press)

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Speculation has begun on who a Biden-Harris administration will pick to replace Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Parents stood in solidarity with community members concerned over the D.C. Public Schools reopening plan outside Schools Without Walls at Francis Stevens in Northwest on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. (The Washington Times/Emily Zantow)

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Signs with pictures of D.C. public schools in disrepair are displayed at the rally against reopening plans. The planned rally came just hours after the District announced a return to in-person instruction has been delayed.

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Sandra Moscoso, president of the Home and School Association for Schools Without Walls High School, holds signs with photos of D.C. public school buildings that reportedly need repair during a rally Monday in Northwest. (Emily Zantow/The Washington Times)

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Students line up for their classroom outside of Oak Terrace Elementary School in Highwood, Ill., Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Illustration on American school textbooks by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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"The easiest part of my job is convincing people that race shouldn't be an issue, period," Edward Blum, the president of Students for Fair Admissions, said. Mr. Blum is a conservative legal strategist. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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A statue of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson stands behind canons at the entrance to the barracks at Virginia Military Institute on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Lexington, Va. The school, founded in 1839, is the oldest state-supported military college in the United States. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**