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Mahmoud v. Taylor stems from some families’ efforts to excuse their children from lessons that use storybooks with LGBTQ+…
How do you ensure scientific research can be trusted? The concept of reproducibility can help.
The more than $1 billion cut hits already strapped schools and food banks.
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