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Public Schools
Taking Schools Online Leaves Marginalized Students Remote From Learning
Students and educators have all become subjects in “The Great Zoom-School Experiment.”
New York Officials Caused More Deaths to Maintain the “Illusion of Education”
City leaders are still talking grades and achievement when they should be caring for students’ needs, says one teacher.
Pandemic Reveals Limits of Education System to Assist Students and Families
COVID-19 is forcing administrators to address the roles schools play in communities.
Coronavirus Is Poised to Inflame Inequality in Schools
Schools are not ready to take education entirely online.
Schools Are Operating as Testbeds for Mass Surveillance
A school district in New York recently adopted facial recognition technology to monitor students.
Librarians Could Be Jailed or Fined Under Proposed Censorship Law
A proposed bill in Missouri penalizes librarians who make “age-inappropriate sexual material” available to children.
Trump’s Homelessness Czar Seeks to Further Criminalize the Homeless
Robert Marbut has urged localities to stop “enabling” the homeless by providing free meals on city streets.
Paraeducators Join the National Uprising of School Employees
Paraeducators are taking an active role in the Brookline Educators Union in Brookline, Massachusetts.
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Texas Republicans Are Manufacturing a Crisis in Houston’s Public School System
Houston public schools are not failing. Rather, a planned state takeover is influenced by racism and political power.
As Cities Subsidize Billions for Developers, Teachers Ask, “What About Us?”
Educators are rallying against economic development programs they say benefit corporations at the expense of schools.