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Wisconsin Teacher Fired for Protesting School’s Ban on Hit Song “Rainbowland”
Melissa Tempel criticized the Waukesha school district’s ban on discussing matters such as race and LGBTQ identity.
Kids Are Being Kept in Solitary Confinement, Former Death Row Unit With No AC
“The state’s treatment of kids in Angola has been a series of broken promises,” said one civil rights lawyer.
Minnesota Students Now Get Free Breakfast and Lunch. Will Other States Follow?
The legislation was spurred in part by the free meals the federal government provided in response to the pandemic.
GOP Advances Education Cuts That Could Remove 220,000 Teachers from Classrooms
“If left to their own devices, Republicans would gleefully take public education to the graveyard,” said one Democrat.
Biden’s Unconstitutional “Bankruptcy Abuse” Act Makes Peons of Student Debtors
The law prohibits education loans from being discharged through bankruptcy. It should be repealed to provide relief.
Kids Awaiting Foster Care Placement Are Being “Housed” in Jails and Offices
More than half the states in the U.S. have seen a decline in the number of licensed foster homes since 2021.
Expiration of Pandemic Aid Threatens to Deepen Child Care Crisis
The imminent end of cash infusions for child care could cause staff layoffs, increased tuition and programs to shutter.
Lawsuit Uses SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling to Go After Legacy Admissions
“Harvard’s practice of giving a leg-up to the children of wealthy donors and alumni…must end,” said one advocate.
Advocates for Racial Equity on Campus Say SCOTUS Ruling Won’t Deter Their Fight
Civil rights leaders said a “colorblind” society is a conservative fantasy and schools must lift up students of color.
Right-Wing Think Tank, Walmart Heirs Behind Latest Attack on Arkansas Teachers
SB 473 caps decades of efforts by the right to eviscerate teachers’ unions.