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Texas Charter School Asked Students to List “Positive Aspects” of Slavery
The assignment is part of a larger problem in the United States.
How Black Students Helped Lead the 1968 Columbia Strike Against Militarism and Racism 50 Years Ago
Fifty years ago today hundreds of students at Columbia University in New York started a revolt on campus.
Native Language Schools Are Taking Back Education
For more than 150 years, the Wôpanâak language was silent. But a recently established language school on the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's reservation in Massachusetts is working to bring back …
Group Beloved by Betsy Devos and Koch Brothers Launches Counter-Attack Against Teacher Rebellion
State Policy Network urges groups to fight calls for fair wages.
As Fascists Infiltrate Colleges, Students Want Cops and Racists Out
Students of color often feel threatened by campus cops.
Striking Teachers Offer Real Resistance to Incoherent Republicans and Gutted Democrats
Janus v. AFSCME could deal a massive blow to public unions nationwide.
Teachers in Puerto Rico Demand an End to School Closures and Privatization
Puerto Rico's entire public sector is in peril.
Betsy DeVos Tries to Pit Kids Against Striking Teachers: It’s Just Another Right-Wing Scam
Republicans are opposing a surge of teacher activism and have landed on a familiar strategy and talking point: Pitting striking teachers against their students.
Red-State Teachers Continue to Press Their Demands as Walkouts, Protests Capture Public Support
Teachers in right-to-work states want fully funded schools.
Corporal Punishment Lives On: Students Nationwide Are Being Paddled, Restrained
Corporal punishment reinforces the cycle of violence.