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Judges Rule in Favor of a School’s Use of Shock Therapy That UN Calls Torture
A private school is once again allowed to use shock therapy on students with developmental and emotional disabilities.
Bob Moses Embodied Collective Struggle for Black Freedom and Human Liberation
An educator, Moses also took action against war, imperialism and white supremacy. Let’s carry on his tradition.
Texas Senate Passes Bill Removing MLK, Suffrage From Required Curriculum
The bill also removes requirements to teach that white supremacy and the Ku Klux Klan are “morally wrong.”
Jamaal Bowman Unveils $1.4 Trillion Green New Deal for Public Schools
The bill would provide funding for green retrofits of schools while also tackling inequity within the education system.
Facing Threats Over Critical Race Theory, Educators Across the US Are Quitting
Teachers are being threatened for teaching critical race theory to students, even though it's not actually being taught.
The Attack on “Critical Race Theory” Deploys a Dangerous Fiction of Neutrality
Contrary to the claims of the GOP, education in a racist and sexist world cannot be “values-neutral.”
Teachers’ Unions Are Pushing Back Against Attacks on Anti-Racist Education
Unions are pooling resources to defend educators from an onslaught of attacks from Republicans and right-wing media.
Fixing Crumbling US Schools Could Save Lives — and the Planet
The pandemic may have cleared a way for the federal government to rebuild U.S. classrooms.
Anti-CRT Laws Seek to Divide Teachers’ Unions and the Struggle for Black Lives
The ruling class fears unity between one of the most unionized sectors of workers and the powerful anti-racist movement.
New Florida Law Requires Ideology Surveys at Public Universities and Colleges
Florida's HB 233 is a response to the right-wing hysteria over critical race theory and progressive “bias” in academia.