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GOP Wants to Mandate “Fetal Development Education.” It’s Anti-Abortion Nonsense.
Republicans can’t seem to convince adults to vote against abortion, so they’re trying to brainwash kids instead.
Anti-Union, Pro-Israel Billionaires Are Behind Tim Walberg and His Show Trials
Rep. Tim Walberg’s weaponization of antisemitism neatly fulfills his donors’ agenda against unions and public education.
NYC Public Schools System Defies Trump Anti-Trans Demands, Files Lawsuit
This defiance stands in sharp contrast to the elite institutions that have capitulated under federal funding threats.
MIT Becomes First School to Reject Trump’s “Loyalty Oath” for Higher Education
Eight other schools have been invited to sign the pledge, which critics have called a funding “extortion” agreement.
Activists Who Want to Dismantle Public Schools Now Run the Education Department
Top adviser Lindsey Burke is lead author of the education section in Project 2025’s agenda for Trump’s administration.
Campus Leaders Mobilize Against Trump’s Proposed “Compact” for Higher Education
One professor wrote that “it is a test case for whether Trumpists can get away with demanding loyalty oaths.”
Trump Pushes Universities to Sign “Loyalty Oaths” for Federal Funds, Critics Say
“This administration is extorting universities to sign away academic freedom,” said one assistant professor.
Computer Science Lecturer at Berkeley Is on Day 36 of His Hunger Strike for Gaza
UC Berkeley turned lecturer Peyrin Kao’s name over to Trump, but that hasn’t stopped Kao's solidarity organizing.
California Officials Defend Right to Read Banned Books — Unless You’re in Prison
Books are heavily restricted behind bars, including some of the books that officials have fought for students to access.
CA Educators Urge Newsom to Veto What They Call “Classroom Censorship Bill”
Teachers’ unions and civil rights groups say the legislation could stifle criticisms of Israel.