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Thousands of Teachers in Oregon’s Largest School District Go on Strike
The Portland Association of Teachers is demanding adequate investments in students, schools and educators.

Palestinians Face Genocide. Now Is Not the Time for Academic Neutrality.
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor,” Desmond Tutu once warned us.

Trump-Era Ruling Weakened Unions at Religious Colleges. Labor Is Fighting Back.
Trump’s NLRB removed board authority over religiously affiliated colleges, allowing unions to be weakened.

DC’s Plan for School Nurses Puts Student Lives at Risk, Says Nurses’ Union
The District of Columbia Nurses Association says a new model to address staffing shortages is exacerbating problems.

A Poultry Plant in Ohio Is Under Federal Investigation for Hiring 24 Children
“For too long this industry has been given carte blanche to disregard laws,” an advocate told Truthout.

New College Faculty & Students Sue to Overturn Florida’s New Anti-Diversity Law
Senate Bill 266 "deeply offends the First Amendment," the plaintiffs' lawyer said in court on Monday.

Debt Activists Bought $10M in Student Debt for $125,000 — and Canceled It All
The move wipes out balances of nearly 3,000 accounts from Morehouse College, a historically Black college in Atlanta.

Children of Incarcerated People Are Being Denied the Right to Parental Care
Child separation policy — routinely, legally, and methodically — is commonly imposed upon incarcerated people in the US.

Law Firms Rescind Job Offers From Pro-Palestine Students at Harvard, Columbia
Attorneys have condemned the retaliation against pro-Palestine law students by law firms.

Texas School Suspends Black Student Over His Dreadlocks
"I want them to stop being discriminatory against Black and Brown kids," the student's mother said of the policy.