activism
American Education Has Never Been Neutral Ground
In the quiet of a classroom, courage can take many forms. Sometimes it looks like a teacher sliding a worn clipping from the Chicago Defender across a desk, telling students about an activist or...
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...
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...
Diversity
When Education Becomes the Battlefield
Education today is contested ground, just as it has always been. To teach honestly about race, history, and power is to confront realities that challenge the world as it is. Across the country, we...
equity
How the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ Betrays Black America
My grandmother’s doctor visits are not political. The cost of my monthly prescriptions doesn’t care if the Senate swings red or blue. And yet, both are now caught in the crosshairs of one of the most...
