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After 16 Years of Activism, Philadelphia Is Reclaiming Its Public Schools
A victory for school reform.
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Mississippi Textbooks Are Keeping Students Ignorant of the Civil Rights Movement
The state's 148 school district use outdated textbooks.
Why Charter Schools Are Losing Support From Democrats
Progressive political candidates and office holders have had little to say about school vouchers and charter schools.
Trump’s Proposed After-School Cuts Could Lead to More Hungry Kids, Lower Test Scores
Research shows good nutrition helps children do better in school.
The Right Wing in the US Has Long Tried to Destroy “Government Schools”
Historian Nancy MacLean argues that privatizing public education is a dream of the radical right dating back to the segregationist South.
Portland Public Schools First to Put Global Climate Justice in Classroom
Students learn about the front lines of global warming and how to be climate activists.
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Trump’s Attack on Schoolkids
Why after-school programs need to be protected from the Trump administration's budget-cutters.
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Get to Know the “Badass Teachers” Fighting Privatization
In New Jersey, teachers are fighting for community control of education and against state takeovers of school districts.
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What Every Country Can Do to Make Schools Safer
Schools should be safe places for children — even during wartime.
Teachers Are Fighting to Block Guns in Schools
Ever since DeVos suggested the importance of guns in schools, pro-gun groups pushing against gun-free zones at schools.