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Education
Low Wages and Exploitative Conditions Are Sparking Graduate Student Strikes
Whatever gains the striking union at Columbia University wins will be looked to as a model by other campus efforts.
A Key Founder of Critical Race Theory Discusses the Right-Wing Panic Over It
Richard Delgado has become a target of numerous threats by racist and neo-fascist reactionaries.
Petitioners Seek to End Nebraska Education Board Over LGBTQ-Inclusive Curricula
If the anti-LGBTQ petitioners gather 125,000 signatures by summer, the petition will be on the November 2022 ballot.
GOP’s Banning of Books and Attack on Teachers Expose the Party’s Rising Fascism
The Republican Party makes clear that educational practices that inform and liberate are a threat to its politics.
Jim Crow Politics Have Descended on Education
For the GOP, higher education is now a battleground for conducting a race war waged in the spirit of the Confederacy.
No, Black People Can’t Be “Racists”
The term “racism” must be understood within the context of an anti-Black American polity.
Some School Districts Are Banning Pride Flags as Political Speech
Experts say forcing teachers to take down Pride flags could hurt the well-being of students.
Mandatory Reporting Can Trigger Investigation Without Survivors’ Consent
Alternatives can support and empower survivors while allowing them to fully participate in their education without fear.
Families of Color Warn About COVID Spread in Schools. They’re Being Ignored.
For months, a small coalition of parents and educators has sounded the alarm about New York City's reopening plan.
I’m Fighting for Ethnic Studies in My Community So My History Won’t Be Erased
Anti-racist, multicultural educational curricula are vital to creating a better, more just society.