News | Education & Youth As the Right Censors Public Libraries, Families Are Forming Banned Book Clubs Right-wing groups are limiting student access to books about race, gender and sexuality. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout February 1, 2022 Truthout
News Analysis | Education & Youth Many “Parent” Groups Opposing Masks and CRT Are Actually Driven by Dark Money The Trump era has fueled a resurgence in white supremacist and anti-equality forces, particularly in education. By Alyssa Bowen , Ansev Demirhan , Julia Peck , Evan Vorpahl , Truthout January 29, 2022 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Right-Wingers Are Pushing to Take Over School Boards in Leadup to Midterms The left must have an inclusive, diverse, united front against the right's threat to destroy public education. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout January 16, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth Instead of More Support, Schools Have Upped Demands on Teachers During Pandemic Those in charge are driving educators to the breaking point by doubling down on more of what already wasn't working. By Jen Roesch , Truthout January 9, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice Schools That Ban Symbols of Antiracism From the Classroom Are Normalizing Racism Black students deserve public school systems that support rather than traumatize them. By Toya Fick , TheHechingerReport November 7, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Education & Youth Texas Governor’s Ban on School Mask Mandates Is a “Direct Threat” to Kids Pediatrician Christina Propst says Gov. Greg Abbott’s order is a purely political decision that ignores science. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! August 10, 2021 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Jamaal Bowman Unveils $1.4 Trillion Green New Deal for Public Schools The bill would provide funding for green retrofits of schools while also tackling inequity within the education system. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 15, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Education & Youth Fixing Crumbling US Schools Could Save Lives — and the Planet The pandemic may have cleared a way for the federal government to rebuild U.S. classrooms. By Levi Pulkkinen , TheHechingerReport July 5, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth Anti-CRT Laws Seek to Divide Teachers’ Unions and the Struggle for Black Lives The ruling class fears unity between one of the most unionized sectors of workers and the powerful anti-racist movement. By Jason Koslowski , LeftVoice July 4, 2021 Truthout
News | Education & Youth New Florida Law Requires Ideology Surveys at Public Universities and Colleges Florida's HB 233 is a response to the right-wing hysteria over critical race theory and progressive "bias" in academia. By Jon Skolnik , Salon June 30, 2021 Truthout