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No English Test for You: Trump’s Campaign Against Iran Now Targets Education
By restricting access to standardized tests, the US is effectively blocking Iranians from applying to schools abroad.
Black and African Studies Programs Are Disappearing From College Campuses
Over a dozen public and private colleges and universities in the US have closed, merged, or scaled back these programs.
Parents of Trans Kids Slam Mount Sinai for Permanently Ending Trans Youth Care
“They’re turning away children, and they’re refusing to provide care that is life-saving,” one parent said.
This Back to School Season, Kids Face a New Fear: ICE Taking Their Parents
More than 200,000 children in the US are estimated to have had a parent detained by ICE.
Professors in the South Fear Doxxing and Harassment, New Survey Shows
The survey found a significant spike in the number of faculty worried about physical threats to their safety.
Yup’ik Immersion School Program in Alaska Opens Doors to Cultural Connection
Other Indigenous groups are looking to the K-8 language immersion program in Anchorage, Alaska, as an inspiring model.
Resistance Grows Against MI Data Center That Would Fuel Nuclear Weapons Research
Residents are concerned that the joint University of Michigan/Los Alamos facility will power a nuclear arms race.
US Universities Have Conducted at Least 70 Military Research Projects for Israel
A decades-long program has sponsored military research collaborations with at least 30 US universities.
Mamdani Unveils AI Moratorium for Schools Through 8th Grade, Screen Time Limits
Officials say the moratorium announced by the mayor of New York City is the most sweeping of its kind.
The Plastics Industry Is Writing School Lesson Plans to Push Plastics on Kids
Some lessons include plastic scavenger hunts, while others ask kids to pretend they work for Dow Chemical Company.