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Department of Education Rules That Texas Violated Rights of Disabled Students
The Department of Education recently ruled that Texas denied disabled students their right to an education.
Four Unbelievable Realities for US Public Schools
The gap between public and private schools grows even wider.
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How Three Generations Experienced Segregated American Education
The US education system is a system of apartheid.
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The state's 148 school district use outdated textbooks.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.