Public Schools

Residents oppose anti-trans policy at a New Jersey public school board meeting

The Anti-Trans Crusade Comes to New Jersey The Anti-Trans Crusade Comes to New Jersey

I returned to my New Jersey middle school to watch the school board support a dangerous anti-trans policy.

Jul 21, 2023 / Sarah Baum

Still from campaign ad made by an anonymous Ron DeSantis supporter.

Ron DeSantis, American Psycho Ron DeSantis, American Psycho

The Florida governor’s irony-poisoned ad uses far-right memes to sanction homophobic and transphobic violence.

Jul 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Jana Elementary School

How WWII-Era Radioactive Waste Fueled a New Crisis at a Missouri Elementary School How WWII-Era Radioactive Waste Fueled a New Crisis at a Missouri Elementary School

Conflicting reports of contamination have worried residents of Florissant, a community that continues to suffer from the legacy of the Manhattan Project.

Jul 10, 2023 / StudentNation / Walter Thomas-Patterson

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers displays a two-year budget that he signed, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Madison, Wis.

Wisconsin’s Governor Is Teaching a Master Class on How to Outmaneuver the GOP Wisconsin’s Governor Is Teaching a Master Class on How to Outmaneuver the GOP

Employing the most sweeping and creative line-item veto power in the nation, Democrat Tony Evers reworked a budget plan to score an epic win for public education.

Jul 6, 2023 / John Nichols

Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis

The Right’s Attempted Extermination Campaign of Queer People Is Textbook Fascism The Right’s Attempted Extermination Campaign of Queer People Is Textbook Fascism

What does it mean to deprive a trans person of such care? It can, in fact, prove to be a death sentence.

Jul 4, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon

When Teens Send Nudes

When Teens Send Nudes When Teens Send Nudes

Teenagers are sexting. Their parents are afraid. How can they find a middle ground for a better, safer way forward?

Jun 27, 2023 / Feature / Gail Cornwall

Jesse Hagopian, his father, and his brother in Morgantown, Miss.

Celebrating Juneteenth by Emancipating History Celebrating Juneteenth by Emancipating History

A Black family’s pilgrimage to Mississippi.

Jun 19, 2023 / Jesse Hagopian

Republicans Attacked These Queer Students’ Lives. So They Fought Back.

Republicans Attacked These Queer Students’ Lives. So They Fought Back. Republicans Attacked These Queer Students’ Lives. So They Fought Back.

How three Kentucky high schoolers joined forces to stand up to a GOP assault on their rights—and brought hundreds of people along with them.

May 30, 2023 / Shahamat Uddin

What Are the Book Banners Afraid Of?

What Are the Book Banners Afraid Of? What Are the Book Banners Afraid Of?

They are afraid of readers—especially young readers—learning the truth about humans, about American history, about, perhaps, their own lives.

May 30, 2023 / Feature / Jane Smiley

Ron DeSantis’s Copycat Strategy Is Failing

Ron DeSantis’s Copycat Strategy Is Failing Ron DeSantis’s Copycat Strategy Is Failing

The Florida governor’s bungled campaign launch makes clear there is only room for one Trump.

May 26, 2023 / Jeet Heer

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