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NYC Budget Cuts Forces Public Libraries to Close on Sundays, Reduce Services
The limited library services will detrimentally affect houseless and low-income New Yorkers.
Alumni Withhold Donations Over University Repression of Pro-Palestine Protests
"Columbia is punishing students for protesting ... ethnic cleansing and genocide," reads a letter from 2,000+ graduates.
Texas Education Officials Reject Textbooks Over Climate Science
Some board members also objected to textbooks that did not include alternatives to the theory of evolution.
Many BIPOC Students Are Lactose Intolerant. Why Is Milk Still Their Only Option?
Offering nondairy options in U.S. school cafeterias would help level the playing field for BIPOC students.
Over 1,200 “Educators for Palestine” Sign Open Letter Demanding Ceasefire
The letter also called for an end to the Israeli occupation and condemned recent suppression of dissent by universities.
Black Children, Especially Males, Face Alarming Gap in ADHD Diagnoses
Black children face disparity in ADHD diagnoses with a 60% lower likelihood of diagnosis.
Columbia Suspends Pro-Palestine Student Groups Amid Crackdown on Free Speech
“No one should participate in any Columbia events until SJP and JVP are reinstated,” one civil rights attorney wrote.
Harassment of Palestinian Students and Staff Is Spreading in US Grade Schools
Schools are proving ill-equipped to protect students who have experienced increased bullying and harassment.
Advocacy for Palestinians Has Been Outright Criminalized, Warns Academic
U.S. students and faculty are facing harsh reprisals for speaking out against Israel’s mass killing of Palestinians.
Thousands of Teachers in Oregon’s Largest School District Go on Strike
The Portland Association of Teachers is demanding adequate investments in students, schools and educators.
Palestinians Face Genocide. Now Is Not the Time for Academic Neutrality.
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor,” Desmond Tutu once warned us.
Trump-Era Ruling Weakened Unions at Religious Colleges. Labor Is Fighting Back.
Trump’s NLRB removed board authority over religiously affiliated colleges, allowing unions to be weakened.
DC’s Plan for School Nurses Puts Student Lives at Risk, Says Nurses’ Union
The District of Columbia Nurses Association says a new model to address staffing shortages is exacerbating problems.