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Gutting Discrimination Enforcement in Education: What Could Go Wrong?
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (579+ words) In most cases, short-staffed agency is handling complaints by dismissing them. In February, the GAO, which "examines how taxpayer dollars are spent and provides Congress and federal agencies with objective, nonpartisan, fact-based information to help the government save money and…...
For Children in Beirut Refugee Camp, School Is a Lifeline—But So Is Cricket
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (486+ words) Amid uncertainty and danger, students find confidence in Alsama's school and athletic programs. A young Syrian refugee takes part in a cricket training session, releasing the ball during practice. A general view of the Shatila refugee camp, which has grown…...
Sufyan Tayeh’s Legacy Lives on in His Students
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (425+ words) The renowned physicist taught a generation of students in Gaza. Then he was killed by Israel. Sufyan Tayeh, president of the Islamic University of Gaza At the age of fifty-two, Tayeh was a professor of physics and applied mathematics at…...
The Right Expands Its Campaign to Censor College Professors
1+ week, 1+ day ago (602+ words) Graphic by Christopher Cruz PEN America called 2025 "a year of catastrophe for higher education," but professors are fighting back against censorship. by Eleanor J. Bader "We teach with a focus on social justice and making the world a better place for…...
San José State University Should Fight Ruling on Trans Athletes
1+ week, 5+ day ago (423+ words) The'weaponization'of Title IX to exclude trans women does not remedy the many disparities for women in sports; instead, it'exacerbates'them. by Grace E. Howard, Megan Thiele Strong San Jos" State University in California Allowing the Trump Administration to decide who is "woman…...
AP African American Studies Course Meets This Sociopolitical Moment
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (637+ words) Graphic by Christopher Cruz Despite the course being less available and less recognized than other AP classes, teachers emphasize its importance. The course's curriculum starts in Africa around 900 B.C.E., then moves into slavery, reconstruction, and contemporary issues. The class is discussion-based,…...
The Democratic Party Is Turning Back Toward Public Schools
2+ week, 4+ day ago (463+ words) The New Democrat Coalition in the House of Representatives is calling for funding public education for students in every zip code. Erin Scott/The White House Members of the New Democrat Coalition meet with President Joe Biden at the White…...
Smalltown Factions Highlight Our Divisions
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (653+ words) A school board race in rural Pennsylvania perfectly encapsulates the culture wars in "An American Pastoral." In An American Pastoral, film director Auberi Edler focuses on a school board election and book banning brouhaha in rural Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to…...
Surviving in Gaza Through Learning, Writing, and Freelancing
3+ week, 2+ day ago (560+ words) Writing and reporting has become part of my informal education'a lesson in perseverance in a world that gives you nothing easily. When I returned to the Islamic University in Gaza City in January 2026 after nearly a year, I did not…...
Teaching Students About Environmental Injustice and Solidarity
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (468+ words) Teaching Students About Environmental Injustice and Solidarity'The Progressive...