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Teachers Make 23.5 Percent Less Than Other College Graduates, a New High
A new report’s findings on deficiencies in teacher pay could help explain recent teacher shortages.
Schools Are Facing Shortage of 300,000 Teachers and Staff, Major Union Says
Pandemic-related stress, burnout and chronically low pay have contributed to the mass exodus of educators.
75% of New Jobs Require a Degree While Only 40% of Potential Applicants Have One
It’s time for a broader conversation about the purposes of higher education and how to make it accessible to all.
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.”