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Teachers Say They’ve Been Sidelined for Discussing Race In Class
“Exposing students to ideas is not indoctrination.”
By Mary Retta
These Teachers Say Reopening Schools Is Unsafe and Unrealistic
“I think one wrong move could hurt a whole lot of people.”
By De Elizabeth
Coded Language Is Part of Our Racist Education System
“When professionals glorify grit, they glorify trauma.”
By Zach Schermele
7 Ways Betsy DeVos Is Bad for Education
In three short years, the damage she’s done is legendary.
By American Federation of Teachers
The Case for Making the School Day Longer
The average U.S. student spends more overall time at school than students in any other country.
By Zach Schermele
What Chicago Public School Students Think of the Teacher Strike
“CPS has starved its students for decades and left us hopeless.”
By Elizabeth King
Students and Teachers Are Writing Wills in Case They Are Killed in a School Shooting
“It felt like I should think about what should happen to my own family if something were to happen to me.”
By De Elizabeth
Kamala Harris Has a Plan to Pay Teachers What They're Worth
“Teachers should not have to work two or three jobs to pay the bills."
By Zach Schermele
How Safety In Schools Has Changed Since Parkland
We talked to dozens of teachers and students around the country to find out what's really happening with school safety.
By Lex McMenamin
Los Angeles Teachers Are Striking for Their Students
"We're marching for the future of public education."
By Emily Bloch
This Student Invited Her Middle School Teacher to Her Graduation and I’m Emotional
Pass me the tissues.
By Lauren Rearick
Thousands of North Carolina Teachers Set to Protest Education Funding
They’re fighting for themselves and their students.
By Eric Ginsburg
Lawmakers Want to Punish Arizona and Colorado Teachers for Walking Out
But students say they have their teachers' backs.
By Beatrice Dupuy
This Marjory Stoneman Douglas Teacher Allegedly Left a Gun in a Public Bathroom
He had previously said he was "not sure" if arming teachers was a solution.
By Araceli Cruz
Instead of Arming Teachers, Let's Pay Them What They're Worth
“The idea that educators must exhaustingly take on two jobs to bundle together a living wage…is impractical and stupid.”
By Lincoln Anthony Blades
This Teacher Created a Totally MAGICAL "Harry Potter"-Themed Classroom
It's not Hogwarts, but it's pretty close.
By Molly Horan
This Teacher Dyed His Hair to Raise Money for a Boy With Epilepsy's Service Dog
"Anytime we can be a positive influence... that's what we're here for."
By Suzannah Weiss
A Former Beauty Queen Reportedly Called Her Students With Autism "Satan"
Her Twitter account has since been deleted.
By Brittney McNamara