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equity

I Passed the Oklahoma Anti-Woke Teacher Certification Test

School began in Milwaukee this week. At my daughter’s elementary school, there was a balloon arch and a front walkway packed with students. Eager, anxious, bouncy. The unstoppable force of...

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Politics

Thoughts and Prayers? How Trump and the GOP Undermine School Shooting Protections

Last week, Karoline Leavitt delivered what she called a “MAGA Minute,” and it pissed me right off. She acknowledged the horrific shooting at the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis with the...

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student support

Trump Administration Threatens to Cut Sex Ed Funding in 40 States Over Gender Identity Lessons

The Trump administration is threatening to pull federal funding from 40 states for a sex education program aimed at vulnerable teens unless those states remove references in their curriculum to...

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equity

‘So Many Threats to Kids’: ICE Fear Grips Los Angeles At Start of New School Year

The night before school, Adriana Abich always gets nervous. Nervous there won’t be enough school supplies for new students, or that classrooms won’t be quite ready. But this year is different. This...

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student achievement

Ryan Walters’ Scandals Are Failing Oklahoma’s Kids—It’s Time for Accountability

Ryan Walters has been accused of allegedly watching pornography during a closed-door state board meeting, mismanaging funds, and facing scrutiny in a federal investigation after a damning audit. He...

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Diversity

The Culture War Backfires: Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters Under Fire In Porn Video Scandal

Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters has built his career on moral outrage. He crusades against books, bans lessons on systemic racism, and positions himself as a protector of children. But now, the...

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