Truthout
Education & Youth
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.
Our Kids Face Unprecedented Crises. Standardized Tests Won’t Prepare Them.
A nationwide opt-out-of-standardized-testing campaign can be our first step toward meaningful education reform.
How Do We Protect Children on a Trumpian Planet?
The future doesn’t belong to Trump. It belongs to my kids and your kids and all the generations to follow.
White House Moves to Strip Free School Lunches From 500,000 Kids
Bernie Sanders condemned the “casual cruelty that motivates Trump and his billionaire friends.”