schools
The Homeschooling Community Needs Way More Oversight
The system enables horrendous abuse if not practiced in good faith.
By Eve Ettinger and Nylah Burton
Chaos Is Breaking Out at School Board Meetings Over Masks
From Nazi salutes to shouting matches…
By Lex McMenamin
Texas Officials Want Teachers to Police Trans Students
“This opens the door to any parent of a trans kid being accused of child abuse.”
By Lex McMenamin
3 Teens Talk About Missing Out on Socializing During COVID
“A big part of being in high school is the ability to make friends.”
By Fortesa Latifi
Students Are On Edge As Schools Reopen Amid Delta Surge
“Everything has just been so consistently chaotic.”
By Fortesa Latifi
School Districts Are Defying GOP Officials to Require Masks
The war over mask mandates is in full swing.
By Lex McMenamin
The Pandemic Knocked Many Native Students Off the College Track
“We were just trying to get through.”
By Charlotte West
So Many Teachers Are Leaving Their Jobs
"Too much is expected of teachers without the pay or benefits to back [it] up.”
By Mary Retta
How ‘Survival Crimes’ Land Young People in Jail
Jocelyn Mati resorted to stealing food “because my parents couldn’t provide.”
By Jacqui Germain
Why These LGBTQ+ Students Are Suing Their Schools
Students at religious schools say the discrimination they faced is unconstitutional.
By Zachariah Sippy and Marie-Rose Sheinerman
Uncovering the True Horrors of Indian Residential Schools
The bodies of thousands of Indigenous children have been discovered at schools in the U.S. and Canada.
By Ruth Hopkins
Higher Education Should Be a Fundamental Right
The College for All Act is revolutionary.
By Rithika Ramamurthy and Dennis M. Hogan
Teachers See Bans on Discussing Race in School As a ‘Political Ploy’
“[Lawmakers] created a problem that did not exist.”
By Mary Retta
Colleges Need to Take Asian American Studies Seriously
Students and professors are fighting for major curriculum changes.
By Megan Cattel
Republicans Are Trying to Rewrite America’s Racist History
That’s what the “critical race theory” debate is really about.
By Jameelah Nasheed
What Happened After DC Stopped Letting Police Manage School Security
Black youth account for 92% of student arrests in the city.
By McKenzie Beard
