Education

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A view of the Massapequa High School marquee, in Massapequa, N.Y., Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) **FILE**

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Alexi Sargeant, a teacher and theater director at St. Jerome Institute, says the private high school avoids partisan politics by focusing on timeless themes. (Sean Salai/The Washington Times)

St. Jerome Institute, which occupies a wing of Perry Street Prep Charter School in Northeast Washington, offers a classical high school education to Catholic families dissatisfied with their education options. (Sean Salai/The Washington Times)

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Private school choice programs illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

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Teaching to hate illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

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Removing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in public schools illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Schools and freedom of speech illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

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University of Maryland athletic director Jim Smith, second from right, receives a jersey from university president Darryll Pines (left) and football coach Mike Locksley (right) following his introductory press conference on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in College Park, Md. (George Gerbo/Washington Times)

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Roderick Theis, an education specialist with the InterMountain Education Service District in Oregon, shows the books deemed "hostile" by school officials for promoting a "binary view of gender." He filed a federal lawsuit against the district on May 21, 2025. (Photo courtesy Alliance Defending Freedom)

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Secretary of Education Linda McMahon testifies before a House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee budget hearing on the US Department of Education on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

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PBS Kids illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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The Naval Academy's freshman class participated in the Herndon Monument Climb on Wednesday.

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What is your greatest fear? (Illustration by Gary Varvel for Creators Syndicate)

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Advocates for single-sex female sports held a press conference May 10, 2025, at Yorba Linda High School to protest the California Interscholastic Federation's transgender-eligibility policy, which allows biological males to compete against females based on gender identity. (Photo courtesy California Family Council)

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Advocates for single-sex female sports held a press conference May 10, 2025, at Yorba Linda High School to protest the California Interscholastic Federation's transgender-eligibility policy, which allows biological males to compete against females based on gender identity. (Photo courtesy California Family Council)

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Rio Sigala, right, and other parents of students at Mundo Verde Public Charter School keep a close eye on a Suburban that they thought held an agent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid fears of impending arrests at schools, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. The vehicle turned out to belong to a television cameraman. "As a Latina, seeing how many parents are out here in solidarity makes you feel less alone," Sigala said. "You walk around kind of scared and to see everyone come out, it feels hopeful." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)