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Florida Students Will Have to Learn About Some Supposed Upsides of Slavery
Ron DeSantis' Board of Education will make public school students learn about the “personal benefit” of being enslaved.
By Eric Lutz
I Got Into 15 Schools, and Have Thoughts on the SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling
Rotimi Kukoyi is a student at UNC—one of the universities involved in the recent Supreme Court cases.
By Rotimi Kukoyi
Unpaid Labor Is Seen As a Given in Many Fields
From student teaching to nursing to social work.
By Rainesford Stauffer
It’s Time to End the Physical Abuse of Black Students in Schools
More than 20 states still allow corporal punishment like paddling.
By Kameisha Smith
Black Studies Has Helped Me Understand My Chinese Family
Rather than “indoctrinating” me, it’s done the exact opposite.
By Isabella Zou
Armed School Police Make Schools Less Safe for Black Girls
"When schools prioritize care over criminalization, students feel safer and more engaged."
By Sabrina Bernadel
A 16-Year-Old Girl Made Brown v. Board of Ed Possible
Barbara Rose Johns organized a strike at her segregated school after the death of her best friend.
By Cainan Townsend
Florida Is Investigating a Teacher Who Showed Students a Disney Movie With a Gay Character
The incident comes amid the state’s ongoing war with the Mouse House.
By James Factora
It’s Almost Impossible for Some LGBTQ+ Students to Get Loans
There are institutional barriers for queer students who are cut off from their families.
By Nora Neus
This Education Organizer Is Bringing a Progressive Approach to Philly's Mayoral Race
"It's not just a youth agenda, it's an economic, safety, and education agenda for our city," says Helen Gym.
By Lex McMenamin
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How College Journalists Cope With Reporting on Traumatic Events on Campus
“I could barely make it through class without breaking down crying.”
By Mary Retta
Harvard Police Searched 4 Black Students' Dorm at Gunpoint Over Hoax
“We felt our lives were in danger. We are traumatized.”
By Lex McMenamin
What You Need to Know as a Trans Student in School
There are a lot of people who want to keep trans youth and their families safe.
By Lex McMenamin
A Tennessee Congressman Says Politicians "Aren't Going to Do Anything"
His solution for school shootings? "Well, we homeschool [our kid]."
By Lex McMenamin
At Least 3 Children Were Fatally Shot At a Nashville Elementary School
.A shooter opened fire at the Pre-K through 6th grade school
By Lex McMenamin
Book Sanctuaries Are an Answer to Censorship
“Books can offer a lifeline for young people.”
By Nandita Raghuram
Our College Is Being Taken Over by Ron DeSantis and His Allies
They’re trying to force a conservative Christian model of education on our public school.
By Debarati Biswas and Erik Wallenberg
Attending an Indigenous K-12 School Changed My Life
My learning environment affirmed my identity as an Indigenous Zapoteca Mixteca.
By Salma Perez
How Black Students Got a Quality Education in the Jim Crow South
The Rosenwald Schools served hundreds of thousands of Black students.
By Mary Retta