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Colorado Anti-Terrorism Agency Monitored a Student Walkout Against Gun Violence
“Our country is stuck in a seemingly endless cycle,” said one student. “We refuse to accept that.”
Child Gun Deaths Rose 50 Percent in Just 2 Years, Research Finds
The data underlines just how bad the U.S.’s gun violence problem is — and suggests how much worse it could get.
US Fascism Is Spreading Under the Guise of “Patriotic Education”
Republicans are rallying behind racist pedagogy as an organizing principle.
Florida School District Bans Graphic Novel Version of Anne Frank’s Diary
The right-wing group that requested the ban plans to seek the removal of around 250 additional titles in the district.
Students Across the US Stage Walkouts, Demanding an End to Gun Violence
Relentless shootings have already claimed more than 10,000 lives in a little over three months this year.
The Right Wing Is Waging a Dirty War Against History and Education
In the contemporary U.S., an authoritarian politics of disappearance manifests in new ways every week.
FL Students Protest GOP Bill to Eliminate Diversity Programs on State Campuses
A recent poll found that 61 percent of Floridians oppose the bill, which is backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
When Missouri Proposed Library Censorship, Librarians Got Organized
The librarians’ partial victory shows how pro-worker, anti-censorship organizing can work even in a conservative state.
AOC Slams GOP for Banning Children’s Book “Life of Rosa Parks” for Being “Woke”
House Republicans passed a bill on Friday that would open schools up to a wave of far right book bans.
Principal Fired Over Parent Complaints on Lesson Showing Michelangelo’s “David”
The Florida public charter school that forced former principal Hope Carrasquilla to resign has far right connections.