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Education & Youth
Does “Special Ed” Serve Students? Disability Activists Say No.
Students with disabilities, families and teachers want inclusive classrooms with better support for teachers.
In Teachers’ Strikes, Unions Focus on Social Justice, Not Just Salaries
Teacher activists are transforming their unions to focus on broader social issues and oppose privatization.
Koch Network Pushes Deceitful Textbook on Cash-Strapped Schools
A new Arizona school textbook is an interesting study in dark money advancing libertarian propaganda.
Oakland Teachers Strike, Joining #RedforEd Movement on Picket Lines
Educators face ballooning class sizes and dwindling resources as billionaires seek to expand charter schools.
Effort to Streamline Free Lunch Programs Muddles Student Poverty Stats
Now that schools can offer all students free food if 40 percent are in need, districts must track poverty differently.
One Year After Parkland, 1,200 More Kids Are Dead by Gunfire
It’s been one year since the devastating Parkland massacre that turned a generation of youth into activists.
The Untold Story Behind the Atlanta School Cheating Scandal
As strikes bring attention to school injustices, we look at one of the biggest school scandals in U.S. history.
All Schools Should Teach Students That Black Lives Matter
Last week's Black Lives Matter at School discussed restorative justice, internationalism, Black families and more.
Trump Supports “Bible Literacy” Classes in Public Schools
At least six states have introduced “Bible literacy” bills that would allow schools to teach the Christian Bible.
Despite Backlash, Teacher Strikes Are Spreading Across Country
Teachers in Colorado, Virginia and Oakland are protesting, while teachers in red states face retaliatory legislation.