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This School District Has Received Death Threats for Standing up for Immigrants. It's Not Backing Down
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (1292+ words) WINOOSKI, Vt. " The day's class started with a writing prompt: Do you feel safe in school? Why or why not? The students " whose families hail from across the globe and speak languages including Arabic, Nepali, Spanish and Somali " wrote their…...
I Homeschool My Kids, but I'm Repulsed by the Parental Rights Movement
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1377+ words) is TPM's deputy editor for audience and strategy, based in New York. She returned to TPM after six years at Teen Vogue, where she served as the Politics Director, overseeing all aspects of the team's political coverage. I Homeschool My…...
Black Women's Unemployment Has Skyrocketed. Here's What Happened.
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1048+ words) This story was originally reported by Chabeli Carrazana of The 19th. Meet Chabeli and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Amanda Nataro was getting ready to travel to Liberia for a work trip when notice came that…...
Trump Admin Spins Death of Student Loan Forgiveness Plan as Great for People Who Want Student Loan Forgiveness
6+ mon, 22+ hour ago (738+ words) Biden ran for president on a promise of creating a path toward student loan forgiveness for some borrowers. The Supreme Court blocked Biden from enacting the most sweeping version of this ambitious agenda item in June 2023. His Saving on a…...
3 States Are Challenging Precedent Against Posting the Ten Commandments in Public Schools
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (1097+ words) This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM's home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published by'The Conversation'under a Creative Commons license. As disputes rage on over religion's place in public schools, the Ten Commandments have become a…...
Top Trump Education Officials Are Dismantling Public Schools: "We're Going to Have a Lot of Empty School Buildings'
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (1672+ words) Education Secretary Linda Mc Mahon has been clear about her desire to shut down the agency she runs. She's laid off half the staff and joked about padlocking the door. She calls it "the final mission." Mc Mahon has described…...
The Trump Administration Is Leveraging the Shutdown to Gut the Office of Special Education Programs
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1130+ words) Two months after Education Secretary Linda Mc Mahon was confirmed, she and a small team from the department met with leadership from the National Center for Learning Disabilities, an advocacy group that works on behalf of millions of students with…...
Scandal-Plagued Oklahoma Schools Chief Ryan Walters Steps Down to Lead Anti-Teachers Union Group
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1219+ words) He once called Oklahoma's teachers union a "terrorist organization." Now state Superintendent Ryan Walters is threatening to "destroy" teachers unions nationwide. A former small-town history teacher who waged a culture war against educators over issues such as sexually explicit books…...
TV Nudity Scandal, Impeachment Calls, a Meeting No-Show: Troubles Pile Up for Oklahoma's MAGA Schools Chief
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (665+ words) This story was originally reported by Nadra Nittle of The 19th. Meet Nadra and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. In the weeks since he was accused of showing explicit content on his office television, Oklahoma schools…...
Trump Promised to Eliminate Funding to Schools That Don't Nix DEI Work'But Half of States Aren't'Complying
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (1062+ words) It's been about six months since the U. S. Department of Education sent a "Dear Colleague" letter to all schools that receive federal funding, warning them that they could risk losing this money if they promote what the department calls "pervasive and…...