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Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Classroom
“Arkansas lawmakers cannot sidestep the First Amendment,” an ACLU spokesperson said.
Over 1K Children Killed or Wounded in Mideast Since US-Israel Launched Iran War
UNICEF notes the region’s 200 million children are also being impacted by displacement and disruption to education.
This Fall, Florida Students Will Be Forced to Take “Anti-Communist” Classes
Florida public schools will force students to take a Heritage Foundation-backed class on the “evils of communism.”
The Fight to Defend Pro-Palestine Speech on Campus Isn’t Over
Targeted for pro-Palestine speech, these academics are refusing to back down.
Florida Has Deemed All Existing Intro to Sociology Textbooks Illegal
Board of Governors appointees overseeing the curricula include roofing contractors, insurance execs, and no professors.
Canada’s Visa Requirements Are Forcing Students in Gaza to Put Dreams on Hold
Students accepted by Canadian universities struggle to figure out how to leave Gaza and comply with strict visa rules.
The Science of Unlearning and Why Organizers Need It
“Nobody had a story about unlearning that didn’t include a connection with other people,” says Lewis Raven Wallace.
We Must Defend Black History — It Fuels Freedom Dreams of Students Under Attack
Historian Elizabeth Todd-Breland discusses how schools have become a key site of struggle amid rising fascism in the US.
Republican Leaders Target Teachers and Schools Amid Student Anti-ICE Protests
GOP officials in Texas, Arizona, Florida, and Oklahoma want to punish teachers for facilitating student-led protests.
A New Era of Scholarship Is Shining a Light on the Black Philosophical Tradition
Without this history, students may see Black thinkers as footnotes rather than world-historical contributors.