education
More States Want to Restrict How LGBTQ+ People, Issues Are Discussed in Schools
“It’s a perfect storm for exacerbating what’s already a growing problem."
By Orion Rummler, The 19th*
Who Takes Care of Youth Caregivers?
“Black and brown girls have been frontline workers in the home.”
By Feylyn Lewis, PhD
Students Have a Plan to Make Their School Districts Listen
Chi-RADS is building community and student power.
By Mary Retta
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Parents Face Punishment for Keeping Kids at Home During COVID
“I am not willing to sacrifice my child’s health for the sake of the economy.”
By Mary Retta
What a Holocaust Survivor Taught Me
Sami Steigmann, now 82, spent his early years in a Nazi labor camp.
By Peter Fox
Liz Warren: Now’s the Time To Raise Hell on Student Debt Cancellation
"The White House is making a decision now. We need to be heard."
By Jacqui Germain
My Dad Is In Prison. I Tutored His Guard’s Son.
Throughout his life, Michael Tubbs defied the odds.
By Michael Tubbs
We Need to Decolonize Conservation
Indigenous people are “seen as research subjects rather than researchers.”
By Kate Wheeling
Students Are Walking Out During the Omicron Surge
"We are the people who have to go to school and risk catching COVID-19."
By Lex McMenamin
Chicago Mayor Cancels School After Teachers Vote for Remote
"If we had the option to do remote, then real learning could happen.”
By Lex McMenamin
We Need to Take Mental Health Questions Off the Bar Application
They’re intrusive and prevent people from seeking help.
By Samantha Braver
Autistic Students Want to Be Seen As Their Full Selves At School
Neurodivergent students deserve more than the bare minimum.
By Mary Retta
These Black Women Shaped MLK’s Ideas About Poverty
“They had some very specific demands.”
By Jacqui Germain
States Are Attacking Educators Over Critical Race Theory
Florida, New Hampshire, and more are targeting teachers.
By Lex McMenamin
What the Freakout Over Critical Race Theory Resembles
The U.S. has experienced this kind of reactionary pushback in education before.
By Janel George
How to Get Involved With Criminal Justice Activism
The Justice Education Project’s new book offers a road map.
By The Justice Education Project
Meet the Georgia Students Fighting School Boards Over Diversity
The students have been dismissed as “morons” for pushing for DEI education.
By Mira Sydow