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Education & Youth
When Child Care Centers Close, Entire Communities Are Affected
As many as 70,000 child care centers are projected to close in the coming months as pandemic-era federal funding ends.
Public University Accreditation Is Latest Front in Right-Wing War on Education
If right-wingers succeed in removing accreditation of a school, its students will lose access to federal financial aid.
Guns Killed a Record Number of Children in the US in 2021
Gun deaths of children increased by over 40 percent between 2018 and 2021.
Will WVU’s Draconian Cuts Become a Blueprint for Austerity Across Higher Ed?
West Virginia University is following the neoliberal creed that people should only be educated to the point of utility.
Democrats Tell Biden to “Deliver on Your Promise” of $20,000 Student Debt Relief
Four dozen congressional Democrats wrote a letter to the White House demanding swift action on student debt relief.
392 “Educational Intimidation” Bills Have Been Introduced in the US Since 2021
Forty-five percent of the bills introduced in 2023 have an anti-LGBTQ provision, including forced outing of students.
We Need a New Deal for Community College in the Wake of the Pandemic
In this era of online and hybrid learning, the community college system lacks the resources to transform as it needs to.
Fifth-Grade Teacher in Georgia Fired for Reading Children’s Book to Class
“My Shadow Is Purple” is a Scholastic-approved book recommended for lower primary schools.
New Mexico Schools Are Increasingly Embracing Restorative Justice
The shift comes as Indigenous leaders in the state have called for an end to the “criminalization of Native children.”
Most US Students Say Their School’s Curriculum Doesn’t Include LGBTQ Topics
LGBTQ kids across the country have had to learn about their history from sources beyond textbooks and classrooms.