News | Education & Youth Washington University Students Vote to Divest From Boeing Amid Gaza Genocide Reviving a legacy of campus war resistance, the adopted resolution demands the university demilitarize and democratize. By Frances Madeson , Truthout March 23, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | Education & Youth Israel Has Formed a Task Force to Carry Out Covert Campaigns at US Universities A major Israeli news site says Israel’s foreign affairs and diaspora affairs ministries are behind the operation. By William I. Robinson , Truthout March 23, 2024 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Signs “Educational Gag Order” Into Law “It was never about ‘the children,’ and always about absolute exclusion from public life,” journalist Erin Reed said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout March 22, 2024 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Biden to Forgive $6 Billion in Student Debt for 78,000 Public Service Workers Those selected to get relief should expect to receive emails as early as next week informing them of this development. By Nadra Nittle , The19th March 21, 2024 Truthout
News | Education & Youth LGBTQ Advocates Celebrate Inclusive Curriculum Law Enacted in Washington “This will instill so much hope in the lives of kids,” LGBTQ legislative researcher Allison Chapman said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout March 19, 2024 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Indiana Law Could Endanger Tenure for Professors Who Speak Out Against Racism The law “is clearly racist,” said David Greene Sr., president of University Alliance for Racial Justice in Indiana. By Zane McNeill , Truthout March 18, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | Education & Youth Israel Has Ruined 76 Percent of Gaza’s Schools in Systematic Attack on Education Denying Palestinians’ right to education has been central to Israel’s settler-colonial project for eight decades. By Thea Renda Abu El-Haj , Fida J. Adely , Jo Kelcey , Truthout March 17, 2024 Truthout
News | Education & Youth State Lawmakers Are Quietly Rolling Back Child Labor Protections In January alone, eight states introduced or took new action on rolling back child labor protections. By Lisa Kwon , Prism March 16, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth It’s Up to All of Us to Create a Better World for Trans Students “Protect Trans Kids” isn’t just a slogan — it’s a promise we all need to act on. By Rebecca Kling & Vanessa Ford , Truthout March 16, 2024 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Attempted Book Bans Last Year Targeted More Than 4,240 Titles, an All-Time High There is "absolute evidence" of an effort "to remove particular books," an American Library Association official said. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 15, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | Education & Youth Billionaires Yass and DeVos Are on a Crusade to Destroy US Public Schools The pair are spending tens of millions on state elections to pass charter and private school voucher bills. By Aly Shaw , EyesontheTies March 10, 2024 Truthout
News | Education & Youth E-Books Can Subvert Book Bans, But Corporate Profit-Seeking Stands in the Way Exorbitant costs and restrictive licenses are obstructing libraries’ efforts to resist book bans via access to e-books. By Laura Crossett , Truthout March 10, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth Academic Institutions in the West Can No Longer Remain Silent on Gaza Israel is targeting Palestinian universities and scholars in Gaza and the West Bank. All academics should speak out. By Marcy Newman , Truthout March 3, 2024 Truthout