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GOP Wants to Mandate “Fetal Development Education.” It’s Anti-Abortion Nonsense.
Republicans can’t seem to convince adults to vote against abortion, so they’re trying to brainwash kids instead.
Shutdown Threatens Head Start Access for Tens of Thousands of Kids
Children may lose access to healthy meals, families may lose affordable child care, and Head Start staff may lose jobs.
Rutgers University Senate Passes Academic Freedom Resolution After Prof Flees US
The move follows death threats against Mark Bray, who is among 22 Rutgers professors on Turning Point USA’s “watchlist.”
NYC Public Schools System Defies Trump Anti-Trans Demands, Files Lawsuit
This defiance stands in sharp contrast to the elite institutions that have capitulated under federal funding threats.
Critics Alarmed as Trump Leverages Shutdown to Gut Special Education Office
Some believe the layoffs are a way to force the special education law to be managed by some other federal office.
As WIC Funding Dwindles During the Government Shutdown, Parents Worry
Even after the government eventually reopens, the assistance program’s future remains uncertain.
Ed Dept Restores Funding for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss After Outcry
The Trump administration targeted the programs in its attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
MIT Becomes First School to Reject Trump’s “Loyalty Oath” for Higher Education
Eight other schools have been invited to sign the pledge, which critics have called a funding “extortion” agreement.
Activists Who Want to Dismantle Public Schools Now Run the Education Department
Top adviser Lindsey Burke is lead author of the education section in Project 2025’s agenda for Trump’s administration.
Rutgers Unions Stand in Solidarity With Colleague Targeted by Turning Point
Professor Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” says he has received death threats.