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Texas Now Requires Public School Classrooms to Display the Ten Commandments
Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 10, even though a similar Louisiana law was deemed unconstitutional.
International Students Fear Traveling Abroad Due to Trump’s Policies
The president's targeting of international students has also led many to fear exercising their freedom of speech.
Teachers and Students Are Rising Up to Defend Anti-Racist Education in the US
An intergenerational movement is defending knowledge that challenges the status quo — on campus and in the streets.
McCarthy Attacked Individual Professors. Trump Is Going After Entire Campuses.
Historian Ellen Schrecker says the current assault is worse than the 1950's anti-communist repression of higher ed.
Elites Want to Turn Schools Into Factories of Hopelessness. We Can’t Let Them.
“End times schooling” risks turning schools into graveyards for hope — but they can also be greenhouses for resistance.
States Are Scrambling to Fill School Vacancies Left by Burned Out Teachers
States are softening teacher training and licensing requirements amid widespread turmoil in public schools.
US Students on Hunger Strikes as Israeli-Engineered Famine Takes Hold in Gaza
Despite growing suppression, students have achieved multiple divestment victories and are pushing for more wins.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Executive Order to Dismantle Education Department
The judge said the administration has made it clear it intends to gut the agency without approval from Congress.
NYPD Assault on CUNY Gaza Encampment Shows Why We Need Sanctuary Universities
My lived experience of Chile under Pinochet’s dictatorship drives my opposition to the current US crackdown on dissent.
As Trump Targets Higher Education, Sanders to Unveil College for All Act
The legislation is aimed at making public colleges and universities tuition-free for most Americans.