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@WBEZeducation editor. Former national education reporter @Chalkbeat and @FellowsSpencer. Hablo español. Story ideas? 📩 kbelsha@chicagopublicmedia.org

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Supreme Court says states can ban trans girls from playing women's sports Original

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By Kalyn Belsha Verified
| Chicago Sun-Times Verified
States can block transgender athletes from playing on teams that match their gender identity, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision on Tuesday. The closely watched decision upheld state laws in West Virginia and Idaho that prohibit trans girls and young women from playing on girls’ and women’s sports teams at publicly funded schools. The justices ruled they must play on teams that match their gender assigned at birth.
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Northwestern names head of Purdue as next president

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By Kalyn Belsha Verified
| EIN News
Northwestern University has named Mung Chiang, the current head of Purdue University, as its next leader. Chiang, a first-generation immigrant from China, will be Northwestern’s first Asian American president. Northwestern has been without a permanent leader since September, when former president Michael Schill resigned in the wake of a grilling before Congress over his handling of antisemitism, student protests and layoffs at the university.
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U of I postpones finals, schools scramble following cyberattack on popular learning tool Canvas Original

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By Kalyn Belsha Verified
| Chicago Sun-Times Verified
Many Illinois colleges and schools are scrambling after the online learning platform Canvas went offline Thursday following a cyberattack on its parent company. The shutdown forced the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to postpone all final exams and assignments scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, leaders told students in a message sent Thursday night.
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