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Education & Youth
New Grants Announced: Education Department Continues to Pour Millions Into Charter School Black Hole
The Department of Education announced it's approval of $245 million in grants under the federal Charter School Program.
A Mom’s Plea for Library Books Brought in 15,000 — and Transformed Her Small Town
People from all over the country— including authors Sherman Alexie and Neil Gaiman — sent books to reopen the rural school library.
How Are Police Shootings Affecting Children of Color’s Emotional Development?
Adolescents of color reported feeling less safe with police in their community: “they aren't really there for us.”
Berkeley Allows Palestine Course to Be Taught
It is becoming increasingly clear that the dean may not have had the authority to suspend the course at all.
Educational Inequality and the Ballot Booth
Class bias impedes democracy. Tuition free public universities has the potential to create a more representative democracy.
Joe Paterno’s Ugly Defenders: Exposing the Penn State Truthers
Paterno Truthers resort to trolling and misogynistic comments to deny his culpability in the Sandusky scandal.
“Hispanic Heritage Month” May Be Imperfect, but It’s Necessary
“Hispanic Heritage Month” is the one month out of the year where I get to remind you, boldly, that we matter and that we exist.
“Everything Was Cut Immediately”: Long Island University Faculty and Students Protest Lockout
The administration barred all 400 members of the faculty union from Long Island University's Brooklyn campus.
Six Reasons You Should Care About the NLRB’s Graduate Employee Decision
Here are five issues that the Columbia decision has put into sharp focus.
Jailing Bresha Meadows Is No Route to Justice
What do you do when you have absolutely no good options? No child should have to face these questions, but Bresha Meadows faced them every day.