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Republican States Sue to Let Schools Block LGBTQ Children From Getting Meals
The lawsuit is part of the right’s escalating attacks on LGBTQ peoples’ right to exist in the U.S.
Florida’s Repressive Laws Are Exacerbating a Growing National Teacher Shortage
A hostile climate toward educators, particularly around LGBTQ+ issues and race, is pushing people out of the profession.
Students Like Me Can Target School Boards to Get Police Out of Schools
Students can challenge injustices like school policing by organizing and making their voices heard at school boards.
Oakland Parents Occupy Elementary School to Prevent Its Closure
“We fight for our kids until they fight for themselves," said one parent.
The Right Wants to End Teacher Certification. It’s Already Starting to Happen.
The right-wing group ALEC said “alternative credentialing” of teachers is one of its “essential policy ideas” for 2022.
My University “Rebranded.” Instead, It Should’ve Actually Confronted Injustice.
UMass Boston's rebranding may serve to establish the campus as a beacon of bait-and-switch austerity politics.
Right-Wing “American Birthright” Curriculum Pushes Christianity, Obscures Racism
Conservatives are promoting the new K-12 plan as the antidote to “Woke social studies standards.”
Omar Calls for Free, Universal School Meals: “What’s There Even to Discuss?”
The legislation would make free meals available to all school children in the U.S., no matter their family's income.
Arizona Legislators Attack Public Education With New Universal Voucher Law
The bill is “designed to kill public education,” tweeted a former Arizona House Rep. Diego Rodriguez.
Supreme Court Protects Public School Coach’s Ability to Lead Students in Prayer
Opponents of the ruling say that it could erode laws barring public schools from promoting a religion.