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Activists Who Want to Dismantle Public Schools Now Run the Education Department
Top adviser Lindsey Burke is lead author of the education section in Project 2025’s agenda for Trump’s administration.
This Back-to-School Season, Teachers and Parents Are Fighting Back Against ICE
The Trump administration is on the defensive as educators demand action to protect students from immigration police.
Looming Federal Cuts to Public Education Threaten Communities in Every State
Educators say the cuts will hit already vulnerable low-income, unhoused, disabled, migrant and refugee students hardest.
Black-Led, Progressive Homeschool Networks Rise Amid Book Bans, Attacks on DEI
As Trump attacks civil rights protections, a growing number of progressive parents are opting out of public schools.
Regulating AI Isn’t Enough. Let’s Dismantle the Logic That Put It in Schools.
AI in schools isn’t progress — it’s a sign of how far we’ve strayed from the purpose of education.
Schools Scramble After Trump Admin Withdraws $7B in Federal Education Funding
Lawmakers and advocates are calling the move an illegal act of impoundment, blocking funds already approved by Congress.
Texas Now Requires Public School Classrooms to Display the Ten Commandments
Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 10, even though a similar Louisiana law was deemed unconstitutional.
States Are Scrambling to Fill School Vacancies Left by Burned Out Teachers
States are softening teacher training and licensing requirements amid widespread turmoil in public schools.
The “Parental Rights” Movement Takes Its Anti-LGBTQ Agenda to SCOTUS
The right-wing movement wants the Supreme Court’s help to alienate students from LGBTQ-inclusive books.
Conservative Justices May Upend School District’s LGBTQ-Inclusive Lessons
The upcoming ruling could create precedent allowing for opt-out standards to be implemented in a wide range of studies.