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Education & Youth
Chicago Teachers Celebrate End of Historic Strike After 11 Days
Thanks to grassroots pressure, the city agreed to bring on more nurses and limit class size.
More Educators Are Fighting to Bring Arts Education Back Into Schools
After 36 years of emphasis on testing, educators are realizing the importance of arts in creating engaged students.
Betsy DeVos Held in Contempt of Court for Predatory Loan-Collecting Practices
The Education Department was fined $100,000 for violating an order to stop collecting payments from defrauded students.
John Taylor Gatto Challenged the Ideas Inherent in US Mass Schooling
Gatto envisioned an education system that placed freedom and justice above technology and efficiency.
Teacher Strike Confronts Chicago’s Long History of Racial Injustice
Teachers are demanding more counselors, nurses, librarians and social workers in historically underserved schools.
Goodbye DARE — More Schools Are Embracing Realistic Drug Education
Some educators are abandoning scare tactics and turning to harm reduction.
High-Tech School Surveillance Is Harming Students of Color
Deploying surveillance technologies will exacerbate the disproportionate punishments faced by marginalized students.
A UN Treaty Guarantees Youth Rights Everywhere on Earth — Except the US
The U.S. is the only UN member that has refused to embrace the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Let’s Never See Another First-Grader in Handcuffs
It is far past time to end the school-to-prison pipeline that starts in early childhood.
Early Childhood Programs Are More Segregated Than K-12 Schools
Home-based programs are largely responsible for segregation, a report finds.