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Project 2025 Lays Out Broader Goal of Trump’s Effort to Dismantle Ed Dept.
The real target is anything that the government does to make the country more equal, says journalist Jennifer Berkshire.
Texas and Florida Are Canary in Coal Mine of Schools Run by Uncertified Teachers
Public schools face teacher shortages. Some states are lowering qualifications as educators leave the poorly paid field.
Higher Education Must Champion Democracy, Not Surrender to Fascism
Critical education must become a key organizing principle to defeat the emerging authoritarianism in the US.
Seattle Planned to Close Up to 21 Public Schools — Here’s How We Stopped Them
A grassroots push from parents, students and teachers blocked the closures. Here is our blueprint for resistance.
Christian Nationalists Are Reshaping Texas’s Public School Curricula
The Texas State Board of Education will pay districts $60 a student to use a curriculum infused with Christian content.
Schools Once Built for Whites Only Are Receiving Millions in Taxpayer Money
Many private schools established during desegregation that are still majority white benefit from voucher-style programs.
Groups Sue Oklahoma Over Public School Requirement to Teach Bible in Schools
The requirement “would support a system of religion” in schools, violating the state constitution, the lawsuit said.
School Vouchers Have a Racist History and Troubling Impacts on Public Schools
The voucher system came out of racist parents’ rejection of integrated schools in the ‘50s. It’s still hurting students.
Trump Threatens to Defund Schools for Teaching US History
Education advocates implore voters to take Trump's latest comments on public schools seriously.
Indigenous-Led Effort Changes Illinois School Curriculum to Cover Native History
“We've never ever given up the right to exist,” says Native scholar Megan Bang, who helped move the law forward.