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Public Schools
More Educators Are Fighting to Bring Arts Education Back Into Schools
After 36 years of emphasis on testing, educators are realizing the importance of arts in creating engaged students.
Teacher Strike Confronts Chicago’s Long History of Racial Injustice
Teachers are demanding more counselors, nurses, librarians and social workers in historically underserved schools.
Early Childhood Programs Are More Segregated Than K-12 Schools
Home-based programs are largely responsible for segregation, a report finds.
Our Kids Face Unprecedented Crises. Standardized Tests Won’t Prepare Them.
A nationwide opt-out-of-standardized-testing campaign can be our first step toward meaningful education reform.
Schools Should Do Away With English-Only Policies and Racist Dress Codes
Underserved, underrepresented and first-generation students are not liabilities to be managed or policed.
The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools
A new book by Dr. Monique Morris examines the particular ways Black girls are affected by the school-to-prison pipeline.
Should US Public Schools Eliminate Homework?
Excessive homework is creating stress, not learning, for many U.S. students.
Another State Could Soon Insert Anti-Abortion Propaganda Into Public Schools
Republican-backed legislation in Ohio would mandate that teachers use anti-choice talking points in sex ed classes.
What School Segregation Looks Like in the US Today
U.S. school segregation is higher than it has been in decades, even in the absence of overtly segregationist laws.
19 States Still Allow Schools to Beat Their Students
In permitting this heinous practice, the U.S. once again proves itself exceptional in its capacity for violence.