education
The Grim History of an Alabama Industrial School Is Still Relevant Today
“Juvenile justice in this country is so atrocious.”
By Mary Retta
The College Board's Long History of Controversies
To start, the SAT was designed by an "open white supremacist."
By Mary Retta
How Black History Month Got Started
The story of Black History Month goes all the way back to 1915.
By Made By Us
The Freakout Over ChatGPT and Cheating May Be Misguided
The chatbot creates “cliché essays that almost say nothing.”
By Anne Wen
Ron DeSantis Is Erasing Black History From Florida Schools
The governor's latest move? Banning diversity programs in state colleges.
By Sierra Lyons
Yes, "Nepo Babies" Are All Over Hollywood — and Everywhere Else Too
Ever heard of a thing called legacy admissions?
By Sarah John
What Happened After Our Sexual Assault on Campus
“This was a problem much bigger than the two of us.”
By Mary Retta
‘No More Police’ Shows Abolitionists Are the Actual Realists
Mariame Kaba and Andrea Ritchie explain how "we don't actually care about children in this country."
By Lex McMenamin
This College Is Unlike Any School You’ve Ever Heard Of
At this “self-governing” Vermont campus, students run the show.
By Cara Hoffman
Florida Students Blame 'Don't Say Gay' Law for Shutting Down Play
"They are silencing a show about queer voices,” one cast member said.
By Emily Bloch
What the Democratic Party Owes Young Voters
Young people need policies that actually benefit them!
By Thea Sebastian
From Getting Kicked Out of High School to Working in the White House
Meet Dr. Alister Martin.
By Adaira Landry
How The Pandemic Exposed "A Viral Underclass"
"Viruses show that we're very connected, but the way we experience them can be quite different."
By Lex McMenamin
This Radical Attorney Fought to Dismantle Segregation
Pauli Murray didn’t believe in an incremental approach.
By Rebeka Cabrera
University of California Strike May Be Biggest in Higher Ed History
Some strikers say that living on UC wages put them in housing insecurity.
By Lex McMenamin
Imagine Trying to Get Through School With Unreliable Internet
That’s the reality for many students in tribal communities.
By Triston B. Black