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Public Schools
Universal School Meals Programs Are Being Cut Despite 1 in 8 Kids Going Hungry
Federal funding lapsed in June 2022, forcing most public schools to charge all but the poorest students for food.
Progressives Must Not Concede School Board Elections to the Right
Austin school board victories show how progressive organizing can beat anti-LGBTQ candidates.
School Librarians Are in the Crosshairs of Right-Wing Book Banners and Censors
Right-wing groups are escalating efforts to remove books that address race, gender and sexuality from school libraries.
The Right Has Expanded Its Dark Money Strategy for Dominating School Boards
The far right built an elaborate new infrastructure for attacking public education in the run-up to the midterms.
Educator Jeffrey Duncan-Andrade: Teachers Must Fight Inequality, Not Create It
Schools typically see children as broken and try to fix them, but it’s our schools and society that is broken.
Colorado Votes to Provide Universal Free School Meals by Taxing the Wealthy
The measure will reduce the state tax deduction that can be taken by people making $300,000 or more a year.
Polls Show Republican Attacks on Teaching About Racism Are Backfiring
The vast majority of Americans back teaching about LGBTQ rights and the history of racism in the U.S, a new poll finds.
Dark Money School Groups Are Trying to Buy the Midterm Elections for the GOP
Dark money threatens to sway the 2022 elections, from school boards to Congress.
State “Solutions” Don’t Address Root Causes of Teaching Crisis
Across the country, real wages for public school teachers have essentially flatlined since 1996.
Schools Should Prioritize Mental Health Resources — for Both Students and Staff
COVID has exacerbated long-standing mental health problems for educators and students amid a rush to return to “normal.”