schools
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
States Are Attacking Educators Over Critical Race Theory
Florida, New Hampshire, and more are targeting teachers.
By Lex McMenamin
This Teen’s AIDS Diagnosis Changed History
Ryan White’s story both reinforced and challenged assumptions about the disease.
By Paul M. Renfro
What the Freakout Over Critical Race Theory Resembles
The U.S. has experienced this kind of reactionary pushback in education before.
By Janel George
Meet the Georgia Students Fighting School Boards Over Diversity
The students have been dismissed as “morons” for pushing for DEI education.
By Mira Sydow
My School Started Listing My Deadname In My Records, So I Started a Petition
I'm trying to help keep trans students safe.
By Daniel Peterson
Native Mascots Are Still Being Used at Hundreds of High Schools
Diné activist Lily Winder wants to change that.
By Madeleine Connors
Remote Proctoring Apps Are Spying on You
We’re sacrificing the safety and security of millions of students to catch a handful of cheaters.
By Conan Lu and Erica Darragh
Texas Passes Ban on Transgender Youth in Sports
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is expected to sign the bill into law.
By Kaitlyn McNab
Howard Students Protest Over "Housing Crisis," Transparency
“It’s time for President Frederick to make time for us."
By Lex McMenamin
Deb Haaland Wants America to Own Up to Its Dark History
The interior secretary is addressing centuries of harm against Native Americans.
By Rebecca Nagle
Adelyn, a Trans 13 Year Old, Would Just Like to Play Volleyball
But Texas lawmakers are trying to ban students like her from sports.
By Danielle McLean
Texas Students Hold Walkout in Solidarity with Transgender Student
Students chanted ‘trans lives matter’ outside of the school.
By Kaitlyn McNab
Dems, Don’t Waste This Chance to Make Community College Free
Senator Schumer, we need you to step up.
By Max Lubin and Juvanie Piquant
Students Face Eviction After COVID Moratorium Expires
“I am at risk of being houseless.”
By Mary Retta
The Pledge of Allegiance Is Actually Pretty Creepy
It’s a forced display of performative patriotism.
By Catherine Caruso
What 9/11 Had to Do With Academic Freedom
“National security” rhetoric was used to manufacture a moral panic.
By Asheesh Kapur Siddique
School-Bus Drivers Have Had Enough
Drivers are quitting and retiring at an astonishing rate.
By Mary Retta