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Category: Education

The GOP Assault on Black Education Wants to Take Us Back to Separate and Unequal

February 21, 2025

By Brandon Sutton

White supremacists want to convince Black students they have no past, but we stand firm in our roots.

‘Greatness for Gwinnett’ Addresses Educational Equity in School Board Elections

May 21, 2024

By Pamela M. Covington

At a town hall with school board candidate Shana V. White, the Asian American Advocacy Fund and Georgia Youth Justice Coalition discussed book bans, curriculum diversity, inclusive school calendars, and holding elected officials accountable.

As Glenn Youngkin Tries to Erase American History, Students Like Me Are Fighting Back

June 23, 2023

By Rohini Kudva

We can’t let conservatives attack our right to a full education. I’m organizing my friends to get involved, and you should, too.

GOP Disinformation Campaigns are Pushing Revisionist Black History, While Social Media Tries to Fill in the Gaps

April 14, 2023

By Amani Southerland

If we let Republicans in Florida and Georgia have their way, our children will have nowhere to turn for meaningful and truthful lessons on our history.

When Childcare Workers are Underpaid, We All Suffer

March 1, 2023

By Victoria Palacio Carr

The turnover rate for childcare workers can affect children’s development. Their favorite teachers deserve better pay and healthcare benefits.

My 12-year-old Daughter is Determined That No Kid Go Hungry In School

November 21, 2022

By Topacio Marrero

On World Children’s Day, I had a conversation with my daughter that sparked her activism to fight for free school lunch.

As A Mother of Color, I Want More Gun Safety Laws, Not Armed Teachers

November 18, 2022

By Topacio Marrero

Gov. DeSantis is putting our children at risk by trying to implement laws to arm teachers, despite what Florida parents want.

This Year’s Back to School Blues are Lingering Without the Expanded Child Tax Credit

October 3, 2022

By Eileen Sepulveda

Our government has the funds we need to let millions of parents breathe easier.

Santa Fe Poet Laureate on What Poetry Can Do for the Next Generation

April 25, 2022

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

Poetry in classrooms can serve as mirrors for children that develop empathy and imagination to solve the problems of the future. 

Mermaids, Unicorns, and Student Loan Forgiveness

March 8, 2022

By Sa'iyda Shabazz

Americans want it. Politicians promise it. But there’s still no action to cancel student loans.

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