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Florida Education Board Set to Approve Christian-Centric Alternative to the SAT
The new exam that Florida is considering is “blatantly … guided by belief and ideology,” said one critic.
Public University Accreditation Is Latest Front in Right-Wing War on Education
If right-wingers succeed in removing accreditation of a school, its students will lose access to federal financial aid.
Will WVU’s Draconian Cuts Become a Blueprint for Austerity Across Higher Ed?
West Virginia University is following the neoliberal creed that people should only be educated to the point of utility.
392 “Educational Intimidation” Bills Have Been Introduced in the US Since 2021
Forty-five percent of the bills introduced in 2023 have an anti-LGBTQ provision, including forced outing of students.
We Need a New Deal for Community College in the Wake of the Pandemic
In this era of online and hybrid learning, the community college system lacks the resources to transform as it needs to.
Fifth-Grade Teacher in Georgia Fired for Reading Children’s Book to Class
“My Shadow Is Purple” is a Scholastic-approved book recommended for lower primary schools.
New Mexico Schools Are Increasingly Embracing Restorative Justice
The shift comes as Indigenous leaders in the state have called for an end to the “criminalization of Native children.”
Most US Students Say Their School’s Curriculum Doesn’t Include LGBTQ Topics
LGBTQ kids across the country have had to learn about their history from sources beyond textbooks and classrooms.
Golden Lashes Out at Student Borrowers After Taking Donation From Sallie Mae
Golden responded to a question about the student loan company's donation by railing against “radical leftist elites.”
I Moved to Florida to Teach Despite Right-Wing Censorship. Here’s Why.
I’m confident our union can organize sufficiently to fight back against Gov. Ron DeSantis’s war on public education.