Stories

America’s teens can create viral videos in minutes, yet many can’t name the three branches of government. Civics education has fallen behind in an era defined by disinformation and digital noise. Explore why modern civics must focus on critical thinking, media literacy, collaboration, and character — and how a new national roadmap can help prepare young people for real democratic participation.

A mother, teacher, and librarian reflects on “Frozen II,” Indigenous representation, and why children deserve the truth about Native history—no matter their age.

Preschool educator Makai Kellogg shares how to teach truthful, anti-bias Thanksgiving lessons to young children—without myths, distortions, or centering the colonial narrative. Learn how puppets, perspective-taking, and anti-bias practices help three-year-olds understand fairness, empathy, and Indigenous perspectives.

Learn how teachers can incorporate accurate Native American perspectives into Thanksgiving lessons, avoid harmful myths, and choose culturally responsible texts.

Thanksgiving has been distilled into a hardly visible holiday in schools, one that rarely drives curricular instruction. And yet, when we do mention it, it is almost entirely the mythology that we teach. 

A new federal definition of “professional degrees” excludes all education fields, slashing loan access and threatening the teacher, librarian, counselor, and leader pipeline.

A decade of BMEC: how 100 Black male educators grew into 2,000, building community, public voice, and resistance amid attacks on Black students and teachers.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is rapidly reshaping U.S. schooling. From vouchers to anti-DEI crackdowns, her agenda pushes public education toward privatization.

Sesame Street turned TV into the most effective early-learning tool ever made. Here’s how it proved education can be joyful, creative, and for everyone.