25 Years After the Columbine Massacre, Is There Any Hope to End America’s Epidemic of Gun Violence?
With the National Rifle Association now weaker than it has been in decades, progress is possible—if politicians are willing to seize the time.
Meet USC Valedictorian Asna Tabassum: School Cancels Commencement Speech by Pro-Palestinian Student
By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now! Amid widespread repression of pro-Palestinian voices on campuses across the United States, we speak to University of Southern California valedictorian Asna Tabassum, whose commencement…
Majority of American Teachers Worry About Shootings at Their Schools, Survey Shows
Most educators favor more mental health screening for students and oppose arming teachers, though their views are more divided when it comes to whether security officers should have weapons.
“Correcting a History of Exclusion”: Portraits of 20 Women to be Added to U.S. Quarters
The faces of 20 diverse women are joining the founding fathers on American currency. Educators see it as a chance to expand how U.S. history is taught.
“Achievements of the Revolution”: How Women-Led Activism Led Nicaragua to Quickly Close the Gender Gap by 80%
“It’s like when you keep a bird in a cage: once it leaves, it never wants to go back. Nicaraguan women don’t want to go back in our cages.”
A Year After Roe: College Student in Texas Was Denied an Abortion Even Though Ectopic Pregnancy Was Killing Her
The case is yet another example of how Texas’s “life-saving” abortion exception has been ignored.
This Black History Month, Fight for the Freedom to Learn
More than ever, we need to protect our schools, libraries, and kids from censors and book banners. Our country will be better for it.
Problem Newly Revealed in Juvenile Hall Schools: A Failure to Get Kids to Class
A report by legal advocates in California finds “chronic absenteeism” is apparent — even when teens are locked up.
Safe Gun Storage Laws Are Garnering Support. The Michigan School Shooting Verdict Underscores Why.
76 percent of school shooters access their firearms from home, including Jennifer Crumbley's son.
Iowa Republicans Forward Bill to Force Students to Stand for National Anthem
"By mandating that they stand, our students’ First Amendment rights would be violated," one critic of the bill said.
High School Journalists are Fighting Back Against Censorship
Students who live in states without laws to protect them say they face censorship from their school administrations, newspaper advisers, and communities
Low-Quality Schools Are a Double Punishment for Youth in Prison
Poor educational opportunities in youth prisons lead to reduced earnings and increased unemployment later in life.
Skipping School: America’s Hidden Education Crisis
Absenteeism has nearly doubled since the pandemic. With state and federal governments largely abdicating any role in getting kids back into classrooms, some schools have turned to private companies for…
Colorado Becomes One of the First to Employ an Incarcerated Professor
A new initiative at Adams State — one of the first of its kind in the country — focuses on employing incarcerated people with graduate degrees as college professors, rather…
70 Years After Brown vs. Board of Education, Public Schools Still Deeply Segregated
By Erica Frankenberg / The Conversation Brown vs. Board of Education, the pivotal Supreme Court decision that made school segregation unconstitutional, turns 70 years old on May 17, 2024. At…