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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.

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.

Unpaid Labor Is Seen As a Given in Many Fields

From student teaching to nursing to social work.

It’s Time to End the Physical Abuse of Black Students in Schools

More than 20 states still allow corporal punishment like paddling.

Black Studies Has Helped Me Understand My Chinese Family

Rather than “indoctrinating” me, it’s done the exact opposite.

Armed School Police Make Schools Less Safe for Black Girls

"When schools prioritize care over criminalization, students feel safer and more engaged."

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.

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.

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.

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.

How College Journalists Cope With Reporting on Traumatic Events on Campus

 “I could barely make it through class without breaking down crying.”

Harvard Police Searched 4 Black Students' Dorm at Gunpoint Over Hoax

“We felt our lives were in danger. We are traumatized.”

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.

A Tennessee Congressman Says Politicians "Aren't Going to Do Anything"

His solution for school shootings? "Well, we homeschool [our kid]."

At Least 3 Children Were Fatally Shot At a Nashville Elementary School

.A shooter opened fire at the Pre-K through 6th grade school

Book Sanctuaries Are an Answer to Censorship

“Books can offer a lifeline for young people.”

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.

Attending an Indigenous K-12 School Changed My Life

My learning environment affirmed my identity as an Indigenous Zapoteca Mixteca.

How Black Students Got a Quality Education in the Jim Crow South

The Rosenwald Schools served hundreds of thousands of Black students.