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The GOP’s New Parental Leave Plan Fails Families
If this is their plan, it probably isn't going to help.
Should Americans Be Guaranteed the Right to an Equal Education?
Equal opportunity cannot exist without equal access.
New Study Shows Free School Lunches Boost Earnings
According to new research, free lunch actually has payoffs.
This Traveling Museum Is Bringing Black History to a Town Near You
Detroit teacher launched a mobile museum that travels the country.
Reclaiming the Radical Critique of Education
We're giving up our children and our communities without a fight.
Department of Education Rules That Texas Violated Rights of Disabled Students
The Department of Education recently ruled that Texas denied disabled students their right to an education.
Four Unbelievable Realities for US Public Schools
The gap between public and private schools grows even wider.
What We Can Learn From Closure of Charter School That DeVos Praised as “Shining Example”
Excel Academy now joins the list of 200 to 300 charter schools shut down each year across the nation due to poor performance.
Increasing Numbers of US Parents Are Choosing to “Unschool” Their Kids
Failing public schools, religious ideology driving trend.
How Parents and Teachers Prevented School Closings in the Wake of Hurricane Maria
An important factor in the education battle is the island's massive debt crisis.