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Minnesota Becomes 4th State to Provide Free Meals to All Kids at Public Schools
“Let this serve as a reminder that poverty is a policy choice,” said one advocate.
New College of Florida Is DeSantis’s Launchpad for Attack on Higher Education
Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed six trustees to the New College of Florida to quash its progressive curriculum.
Texas Regulators Plan Takeover of Houston Independent School District
Public education advocates say the move is racist, as white-majority districts with lower ratings are being left alone.
Strike at The New School Spawned a Radical Coalition That’s Still Going Strong
A post-strike coalition at The New School has dreams of transforming the university and higher education more broadly.
Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Critical Race Theory
Republican lawmakers in Arizona have attempted to ban critical race theory three times so far.
Oklahoma GOP Blocks Bill That Would Ban Corporal Punishment of Disabled Students
The measure, which had bipartisan support in the House, was defeated by far right Republicans citing biblical passages.
Public Universities Run on Underpaid Labor. Now Grad Workers Are Fighting Back.
From Temple University to Rutgers, the devaluation of academic labor has its roots in decades of neoliberalism.
Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill to Raise Minimum Teacher Pay to $60,000
The bill would raise the salaries of 43 percent of public school teachers.
One of US’s Largest Public Universities Could See First Strike in Its 257 Years
Unionized academic workers at Rutgers University have organized across hierarchies and are preparing to go on strike.
Following Walkout, Students and Educators Keep Resisting DeSantis’s Censorship
As legislation targeting BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ students and educators mounts, advocates say they refuse to sit idly by.