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Teachers and Students Mobilize in More Than 35 Cities to Demand Safe Schools
Since the economy can’t reopen until schools reopen, teachers hold leverage beyond the educational realm.
COVID-19 “Microschools” Are Betsy DeVos’s Latest Privatization Scheme
One school district nixed a proposed pilot with a Koch-backed microschool, but the model is spreading amid the pandemic.
If the Fed Can Bail Out Wall Street, It Can Rescue Public Education
Progressive economist Gerald Epstein discusses how the Federal Reserve can step in to save schools.
To Reopen Schools Safely, We Need to Fund Teachers — Not Cops
Activists say removing police will make schools safer for students of color and free up cash for COVID safety measures.
Robert E. Lee High School in Virginia Renamed to Honor John Lewis
Renaming the school to honor Lewis “will serve as an inspiration to our students,” one board member said.
Trump Cancels GOP Convention While Urging Schools to Reopen
The push to reopen has been denounced by education advocates as an attempt to weaken the public education system.
Trump and DeVos’s Plan to Reopen Schools Hides a Sinister Agenda
Turning schools into hotbeds of infection is in line with Betsy DeVos’s plan to undermine the public school system.
Missouri Governor Insists Kids That Get COVID at School Will Just “Get Over It”
While kids are less likely to get sick from COVID-19, risks of being hospitalized or dying from the disease still exist.
As Campuses Cut Ties to Police, Sociology Departments Must Do the Same
Sociology departments must end their role as pipelines to police academies.
“How Are Our Students Going to Stay Safe?” Teachers Protest School Reopenings
Over the past week, educators protested against a fall reopening in Arizona, Texas, Mississippi, and elsewhere.