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Ron DeSantis Exploited Parkland Grief to Take Over a School Board, Critics Say
DeSantis's unelected Republican appointees now command the majority of Broward County's nine-member school board.
Upcoming Supreme Court Cases Could Put Affirmative Action on the Chopping Block
Two cases will determine if universities are legally able to consider race as a factor in university enrollment.
The Far Right Is Taking Over Florida School Boards, Due in Part to Dark Money
Five Florida school boards have flipped to right-wing control.
Oklahoma Teacher Disciplined for Sharing Access to Banned Books Has Quit
Both the state and the school created “an impossible working environment for teachers,” she said in a statement.
Florida Teachers Prepare for Censorship as Conservative Legislation Takes Effect
The “Don’t Say Gay” and “Stop WOKE Act” bills censor conversations about gender, sexuality and race in schools.
Teachers Make 23.5 Percent Less Than Other College Graduates, a New High
A new report’s findings on deficiencies in teacher pay could help explain recent teacher shortages.
Florida’s Repressive Laws Are Exacerbating a Growing National Teacher Shortage
A hostile climate toward educators, particularly around LGBTQ+ issues and race, is pushing people out of the profession.
Students Like Me Can Target School Boards to Get Police Out of Schools
Students can challenge injustices like school policing by organizing and making their voices heard at school boards.
The US Is Descending Into a Crisis of Overt Fascism. There’s Still a Way Out.
The right is seeking to steal elections and deputizing vigilantes to constrain our rights. U.S. democracy is in peril.
A Ukrainian-Led School Emerges in Germany to Teach Refugee Children
More than 5.8 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to Europe. In Dresden, Germany, a school has opened to serve them.