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Right-Wing “American Birthright” Curriculum Pushes Christianity, Obscures Racism
Conservatives are promoting the new K-12 plan as the antidote to “Woke social studies standards.”
Arizona Legislators Attack Public Education With New Universal Voucher Law
The bill is “designed to kill public education,” tweeted a former Arizona House Rep. Diego Rodriguez.
Supreme Court Protects Public School Coach’s Ability to Lead Students in Prayer
Opponents of the ruling say that it could erode laws barring public schools from promoting a religion.
Infrastructural Crisis in Schools Is Harming Student Health and Learning
The majority of U.S. public schools are ill-equipped to handle climate change, putting the health of students at risk.
The Supreme Court Is Now Forcing Taxpayers to Pay for Anti-Gay Religious Schools
The ruling lays the groundwork for a legal effort to undermine the principle of universal, secular, public education.
Mayor Eric Adams Is Siphoning Funds From Public Schools to Fortify NYPD
Adams's plan lowers education department funding by nearly $1 billion, while raising the NYPD budget to $11.1 billion.
Adjunct and Tenured Faculty Must Unite to Resist Pandemic Opportunism on Campus
Administrators are still using COVID to justify the neoliberal gutting of higher education. Let’s resist together.
Cancellation of Corinthian Loans Is Only the Beginning of Student Debt Abolition
Ultimately, we need to abolish all student debt, for everyone, and publicly fund college.
Surveillance Tech Is Wrongly Accusing Disabled Students of Cheating on Tests
Gaze-tracking exam proctoring programs are framing students with ADHD who look away from their screens as “cheaters.”
Republicans Are Channeling Tax Dollars to Right-Wing “Classical Education”
Lawmakers are working to facilitate the spread of conservative ideologies at colleges around the country.