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18 Youth Sunrise Movement Activists Arrested for Occupying McCarthy’s Office
“We are fed up and we won't take it anymore,” one activist said.
Expiration of Pandemic-Era Funding Threatens to Devastate US Child Care Industry
If child care legislation isn’t passed soon, the funding cliff could decimate care sites and erase decades of progress.
Teachers Are Leaving Jobs in Kentucky and Florida as Anti-LGBTQ Laws Proliferate
Laws restricting discussion about race, gender and sexuality have prompted some teachers to leave these states entirely.
FL Superintendent Orders Librarians to Purge LGBTQ Books From School District
“These characters and themes cannot exist,” the school district superintendent told librarians.
Thousands of Borrowers File Appeals as Student Loan Payments Loom
Over 20,000 borrowers have already sent legal appeals to the Department of Education with support from a debtors union.
Attack on Latino History Exhibit Is “a Repeat of the Red Scare,” Historian Warns
The Smithsonian halted plans for an exhibition on the '60s Latino civil rights movement following right-wing backlash.
Ohio Ed Board Members Sue State Over Law Creating New, Separate Education Agency
Ohio's recently-passed state budget created a new education department that some board members say is unconstitutional.
Land-Grant HBCUs Underfunded by $13 Billion, Biden Administration Says
The underfunding limited HBCUs from competing for research grants other institutions pursued, the administration said.
Florida May Be the Next State to Loosen Child Labor Protections
“They see children as expendable and exploitable cheap labor for capital,” one activist said.
Here’s How Illinois and California Are Resisting Right-Wing Book Bans
Both states’ legislation set a strong precedent of protecting avenues of public knowledge and education.