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Jamaal Bowman Unveils $1.4 Trillion Green New Deal for Public Schools
The bill would provide funding for green retrofits of schools while also tackling inequity within the education system.
Billionaire Tax Cheat Travels to Not-Space for a Few Minutes
This corporate billionaire space race? You can keep it.
Facing Threats Over Critical Race Theory, Educators Across the US Are Quitting
Teachers are being threatened for teaching critical race theory to students, even though it's not actually being taught.
Teachers’ Unions Are Pushing Back Against Attacks on Anti-Racist Education
Unions are pooling resources to defend educators from an onslaught of attacks from Republicans and right-wing media.
Fixing Crumbling US Schools Could Save Lives — and the Planet
The pandemic may have cleared a way for the federal government to rebuild U.S. classrooms.
Anti-CRT Laws Seek to Divide Teachers’ Unions and the Struggle for Black Lives
The ruling class fears unity between one of the most unionized sectors of workers and the powerful anti-racist movement.
New Florida Law Requires Ideology Surveys at Public Universities and Colleges
Florida's HB 233 is a response to the right-wing hysteria over critical race theory and progressive “bias” in academia.
DeSantis Signs Law Requiring Florida Colleges to Survey Student Political Views
Universities might face budget cuts if the responses are not satisfactory to the state's Republican-led legislature.
Transgender Students Protected Under Title IX, Education Department Says
“We need to make sure we are supporting all students in our schools,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said.
COVID Shutdowns Hurt Homeless Students. School Reopenings Bring New Challenges.
Students without permanent homes face unique issues as in-person learning resumes. Are schools ready to support them?