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![Palestinian students attend a school operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on February 24, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0620-unrwa-400x300.jpg)
Over 10K Killed or Harmed in Thousands of Attacks on Education in 2022 and 2023
On average, eight attacks on education were recorded daily over the past two years, according to a researcher.
![Holocaust Scholar Who Lost Job Offer for Calling Out Genocide Speaks Out](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/razsegal-400x300.jpg)
Holocaust Scholar Loses Job Offer After Calling Out Genocide in Gaza
Raz Segal says he was targeted as a “Jew who refuses the narrowing down of Jewish identity to Zionism.”
![Students raise hands in classroom](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0616-students-400x300.jpg)
Indigenous-Led Effort Changes Illinois School Curriculum to Cover Native History
“We've never ever given up the right to exist,” says Native scholar Megan Bang, who helped move the law forward.
![Child and teacher painting in art class](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-1903748161.jpg)
Schools Are Divesting From Arts Education as COVID-Era Federal Funds Evaporate
We should not have to fight for arts inclusion every single year, says arts educator Jody Drezner Alperin.
![Students hold sign saying "Harvard: Divest from fossil fuels"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-660543058-400x300.jpg)
Divesting From Israel’s War Isn’t Naive. Students Did It With Fossil Fuels.
The success of the fossil fuel divestment movement shows why divestment is such a powerful and threatening demand.
![Students demonstrate during a pro-Palestinian protest during the University of Michigan's spring commencement ceremony on May 4, 2024, at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0611-palestine-students-400x300.jpg)
Future Generations Will See Students Backed Palestine as Admins Attacked Protest
These moments determine how history will remember each of us, as well as how we remember history in the future.
![Kids in grocery cart at store](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0610-groceries-400x300.jpg)
13 GOP-Led States Refuse to Implement Summer EBT Program
The program allots an additional supplement of $120 per qualifying child over the summer.
![Students, teachers and parents walked out of Westlake Middle School and marched to Oakland Unified School District offices to protest its consideration for closure by the district in Oakland, California, on February 1, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-1368129619-400x300.jpg)
Tireless Community Organizing by Black Parents Removed Cops From Oakland Schools
Children thrive when we center violence prevention and co-create learning environments that welcome the whole person.
![UCLA protestors lock arms as police move in as students try to build a new Palestinian solidarity encampment on campus on May 23, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2153723011-400x300.jpg)
Palestinian Graduate: Protesters Show Courage for Gaza as Leaders Show Cowardice
Amid a growing movement, there’s hope that a liberated Palestine will exist within our lifetime, says Alexandra Aladham.
![UCI Divest and pro-Palestine students hold a walkout and protest at UC Irivne in Irvine, California, on May 22, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2153724113-400x300.jpg)
Campus Protests Are New Wave in an Anti-Colonial Struggle Waged for Centuries
Fighting to destroy the legacy of colonialism, youth are on the front lines in the battle for a livable future.