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Meet the Music Teacher Who Helped Organize the Arizona Teacher Strike
Real change would benefit students and other employees, too.
Arizona Educators Stage First Statewide Walkout as Teacher Revolt Grows
Today's walkout is Arizona's first statewide teachers' strike.
Texas Charter School Asked Students to List “Positive Aspects” of Slavery
The assignment is part of a larger problem in the United States.
How Black Students Helped Lead the 1968 Columbia Strike Against Militarism and Racism 50 Years Ago
Fifty years ago today hundreds of students at Columbia University in New York started a revolt on campus.
The “Superpredator” Myth Was Discredited, but It Continues to Ruin Young Black Lives
Nearly 200,000 youths enter the adult criminal justice system every year.
Native Language Schools Are Taking Back Education
For more than 150 years, the Wôpanâak language was silent. But a recently established language school on the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's reservation in Massachusetts is working to bring back …
Students as Teachers: Facing the World Adults Are Wrecking
Adolescents (and sometimes even children) have regularly been on the front lines of the fight for social change.
Where Will the Struggle Lead Kentucky Teachers?
Teachers are resisting an ongoing attack on education in the midst of a deep social crisis in Kentucky.
Group Beloved by Betsy Devos and Koch Brothers Launches Counter-Attack Against Teacher Rebellion
State Policy Network urges groups to fight calls for fair wages.
As Fascists Infiltrate Colleges, Students Want Cops and Racists Out
Students of color often feel threatened by campus cops.