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What Black Schools Mean to Black Kids What Black Schools Mean to Black Kids

Being in the racial majority at school can make all the difference for Black children.

Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / Jamilah Lemieux

Kids participate in a D.C. Black Lives Matter protest

From Raising Anti-Racist Kids to Being an Anti-Racist Family From Raising Anti-Racist Kids to Being an Anti-Racist Family

We need to do more than prevent bias in our kids—we need to live our values here and now.

Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / Courtney E. Martin

David M. Perry leans in to get a kiss on the cheek from his son.

I Shouldn’t Have to Dehumanize My Son to Get Him Support I Shouldn’t Have to Dehumanize My Son to Get Him Support

Instead of focusing on the challenges facing disabled people, we should emphasize goals.

Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / David M. Perry

Parenting as a Radical Act of Love

Parenting as a Radical Act of Love Parenting as a Radical Act of Love

In our special issue, we consider the ways in which parenthood can push us to recognize our interdependence and spur us to fight harder for justice and equality.

Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Emily Douglas

High school students call for anti-gun laws as they protest and rally in Washington Square Park, Friday April 20, 2018 in New York.

My Selective High School Looks Nothing Like America My Selective High School Looks Nothing Like America

As the nation addresses systemic racism in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests, it’s time to ask: Who is being represented in selective high schools?

Feb 19, 2021 / StudentNation / Aruna Das

West Coast States’ Failure to Reopen Schools Is a Disaster

West Coast States’ Failure to Reopen Schools Is a Disaster West Coast States’ Failure to Reopen Schools Is a Disaster

The ongoing closure is creating an educational, social, and mental-health crisis.

Feb 19, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

In Some States, Child Care Workers Won’t Get the Covid Vaccine for Months

In Some States, Child Care Workers Won’t Get the Covid Vaccine for Months In Some States, Child Care Workers Won’t Get the Covid Vaccine for Months

Even though child care is vital to the economic recovery, several states aren’t granting child care workers priority access to the vaccine.

Feb 17, 2021 / Bryce Covert

Karen Lewis

Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education

“Great schools with great teachers is the most important civil right of our generation,” she boldly declared. And she built a movement of believers in that vision.

Feb 15, 2021 / John Nichols

Dead Teachers Can’t Teach

Dead Teachers Can’t Teach Dead Teachers Can’t Teach

As a new Covid-19 variant takes hold, Tennessee lawmakers are trying to force teachers and students back into the classroom.

Jan 29, 2021 / StudentNation / Luis Feliz Leon

Betsy DeVos protests

Bye, Betsy — and Good Riddance Bye, Betsy — and Good Riddance

DeVos leaves behind a trail of cruelties for the Biden administration to correct. Addressing student debt and Title IX changes would be a start.

Jan 18, 2021 / StudentNation / Jessica Suriano

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