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Progressives Must Not Concede School Board Elections to the Right
Austin school board victories show how progressive organizing can beat anti-LGBTQ candidates.
School Librarians Are in the Crosshairs of Right-Wing Book Banners and Censors
Right-wing groups are escalating efforts to remove books that address race, gender and sexuality from school libraries.
For-Profit Child Care Chains Donated to Manchin After He Blocked Universal Care
The chains called on Manchin to support legislation that would only help low-income families, protecting their profits.
Segregating Disabled Children From Their Peers Doesn’t Help Them, Advocates Say
Classrooms that include students with diverse physical and intellectual capacities improve learning outcomes for all.
Biden Can Still Cancel Student Debt — Not Just Up to $20,000, But All of It
I won’t be paying my student loan debt back and neither should you -- here’s why.
Student Debt Relief Opponent Runs to Chair Education Committee for GOP
Rep. Virginia Foxx has said she would eliminate the Department of Education if given the chance.
The Right Has Expanded Its Dark Money Strategy for Dominating School Boards
The far right built an elaborate new infrastructure for attacking public education in the run-up to the midterms.
Students Sue Yale for Pressuring Those With Mental Health Needs to Withdraw
“It certainly felt like Yale was abandoning me when I was in need of the most help,” said one plaintiff in the lawsuit.
Purdue Students and Faculty Say No to War Criminals on Campus
Activists at Purdue will protest George W. Bush’s role in the war on Iraq during his December 6 campus visit.
Educator Jeffrey Duncan-Andrade: Teachers Must Fight Inequality, Not Create It
Schools typically see children as broken and try to fix them, but it’s our schools and society that is broken.