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![A Palestinian woman, who specializes in conservation, restoring and digitizing manuscripts and rare books, works at a laboratory within the Eyes on Heritage institute, in Gaza City, on July 10, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-books-400x300.jpg)
Librarians Resist Israel’s Efforts to Destroy Palestinian Cultural Heritage
A global network of librarians and archivists is organizing in solidarity with their Palestinian colleagues.
![Students sit around a table in a library](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0826-college-students-400x300.jpg)
To Get Students to Understand What Racism Is, I First Had to Teach What It’s Not
Fallacies of racism must be interrogated, or they will (re)produce white supremacy, both ideologically and materially.
![Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold a student-faculty rally at Dickson Plaza at an encampment on the UCLA campus on April 29, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0820-student-protest-400x300.jpg)
CA Educators Are Resisting Anti-Palestine Bills Pushing “Academic Police State”
Activists say the bills will make public education more hostile for people already targeted by anti-Palestinian racism.
![Pro-Palestinian students chant during a protest at Emory University on April 25, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2149561248-400x300.jpg)
Pro-Palestine Student Protesters Navigate Legal Hearings and Potential Penalties
While some local prosecutors have dropped charges entirely, others are pursuing felony charges.
![A protester flies a Palestinian flag from on top of Hamilton Hall as part of a pro-Palestinian encampment on Columbia University campus on April 30, 2024, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0815-columbia-400x300.jpg)
Columbia President Resigns in Wake of Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Campus Protests
Student organizers celebrated the departure but vowed to continue pressuring the institution to divest from Israel.
![Opponents of a book ban hold signs during a Huntington Beach city council meeting on October 17, 2023, in Huntington Beach, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1730937766-400x300.jpg)
Students and Educators Are Joining Forces to Fight Book Bans Across the US
Experts say protecting literary freedom relies on organized parents, kids and educators asserting their power.
![A teacher holds up a sign reading "TAKEOVERS DON'T WORK; (ask any Providence teacher)" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0807_school-takeover-400x300.jpg)
State Takeover of 8th-Largest Public School System Exemplifies Alarming Trend
Takeovers in education extend beyond Houston, Texas, and hurt low-income learners and students of color most.
![Pro-Palestine demonstrators hold up a red banner, representing a red line, near the White House in protest against the treatment of Palestinians by Israel, on June 8, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0723-free-palestine-400x300.jpg)
US Teachers Pushed Their Union to Divest From Israel. What Happened?
A divestment push backed by Palestinian educators came under debate at the American Federation of Teachers convention.
![President Joe Biden arrives to speak during an event to announce that his Administration has approved $1.2 billion in student debt cancellation for almost 153,000 borrowers at the Julian Dixon Library in Culver City, California, on February 21, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0719-biden-student-debt-400x300.jpg)
Appeals Court Blocks Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan
More than half of the more than 8 million borrowers who have enrolled in the program have a $0 monthly payment.
![Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speaks at an Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry event in Scottsdale, Arizona, on December 1, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0716-doug-ducey-400x300.jpg)
Arizona’s “Model” School Voucher Program Is Causing Massive Budget Meltdown
The state is facing a $1.4 billion budget shortfall, much of it due to a tax-funded private school voucher program.