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Education & Youth

A student participates in the first day of school at Sunkist Elementary School in Anaheim, California, on August 11, 2022.
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Schools Are Facing Shortage of 300,000 Teachers and Staff, Major Union Says

Pandemic-related stress, burnout and chronically low pay have contributed to the mass exodus of educators.
by
Julia Conley,
Common Dreams
August 13, 2022
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Education & Youth

75% of New Jobs Require a Degree While Only 40% of Potential Applicants Have One

It’s time for a broader conversation about the purposes of higher education and how to make it accessible to all.
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David Trend,
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August 7, 2022
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Education & Youth

Republican States Sue to Let Schools Block LGBTQ Children From Getting Meals

The lawsuit is part of the right’s escalating attacks on LGBTQ peoples’ right to exist in the U.S.
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Sharon Zhang,
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August 1, 2022
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Education & Youth

Florida’s Repressive Laws Are Exacerbating a Growing National Teacher Shortage

A hostile climate toward educators, particularly around LGBTQ+ issues and race, is pushing people out of the profession.
by
Nadra Nittle,
The 19th
July 22, 2022
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Education & Youth

Students Like Me Can Target School Boards to Get Police Out of Schools

Students can challenge injustices like school policing by organizing and making their voices heard at school boards.
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Desiree Rodriguez,
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July 18, 2022
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Education & Youth

Oakland Parents Occupy Elementary School to Prevent Its Closure

“We fight for our kids until they fight for themselves,” said one parent.
by
Sara Herschander,
Waging Nonviolence
July 17, 2022
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Education & Youth

The Right Wants to End Teacher Certification. It’s Already Starting to Happen.

The right-wing group ALEC said “alternative credentialing” of teachers is one of its “essential policy ideas” for 2022.
by
Kathryn Joyce,
Salon
July 12, 2022
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Op-Ed
Education & Youth

My University “Rebranded.” Instead, It Should’ve Actually Confronted Injustice.

UMass Boston’s rebranding may serve to establish the campus as a beacon of bait-and-switch austerity politics.
by
Jeff Melnick,
Truthout
July 9, 2022
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News Analysis
Education & Youth

Right-Wing “American Birthright” Curriculum Pushes Christianity, Obscures Racism

Conservatives are promoting the new K-12 plan as the antidote to “Woke social studies standards.”
by
Kathryn Joyce,
Salon
July 8, 2022
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Education & Youth

Omar Calls for Free, Universal School Meals: “What’s There Even to Discuss?”

The legislation would make free meals available to all school children in the U.S., no matter their family’s income.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
July 3, 2022
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