News | Education & Youth New College Faculty & Students Sue to Overturn Florida’s New Anti-Diversity Law Senate Bill 266 "deeply offends the First Amendment," the plaintiffs' lawyer said in court on Monday. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 24, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Debt Activists Bought $10M in Student Debt for $125,000 — and Canceled It All The move wipes out balances of nearly 3,000 accounts from Morehouse College, a historically Black college in Atlanta. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 23, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Texas School Suspends Black Student Over His Dreadlocks "I want them to stop being discriminatory against Black and Brown kids," the student's mother said of the policy. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 13, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Alabama Destroyed $16K Worth of Materials for Teachers Over “Woke” Content The manuals included advice for teachers on discussing issues related to systemic racism and LGBTQ families. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 10, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Education & Youth Layoffs at West Virginia University Expose Right-Wing Trends Sweeping Higher Ed Unspoken right-wing ideological motivations operate beneath the language of brute financial calculus. By Anthony Ballas , Truthout October 10, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth Banned Black History Can Teach Us How to Fight Right-Wing School Censorship As “Banned Books Week” comes to a close, it’s crucial to acknowledge right-wing censorship’s deep roots in U.S. history. By Mark Giles , Truthout October 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Colleges Say They’re Cash-Strapped Yet Pay Top Dollar for Anti-Union Consultants Colleges and universities are turning to anti-union “efficiency” experts to address budgetary shortfalls. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout October 5, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Pay Gap Between Teachers, Other Professionals, Is Widest Since 1960s — Report Teachers across the U.S. are earning 26 percent less in income than other professionals with similar education levels. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 4, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Expiration of Pandemic-Era Funding Threatens to Devastate US Child Care Industry If child care legislation isn’t passed soon, the funding cliff could decimate care sites and erase decades of progress. By Tyler Walicek , Truthout September 29, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Teachers Are Leaving Jobs in Kentucky and Florida as Anti-LGBTQ Laws Proliferate Laws restricting discussion about race, gender and sexuality have prompted some teachers to leave these states entirely. By Orion Rummler , The19th September 29, 2023 Truthout