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Garrett Bucks displaying his certificate after successfully completing Oklahoma's anti-woke teacher test

I Passed the Oklahoma Anti-Woke Teacher Certification Test

Public schools run on quiet miracles, not culture war distractions. A parent’s view on back-to-school and Oklahoma’s “big dumb test.”

Mother running toward the Annunciation Church Shooting in Minneapolis, looking for her child

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

After every school shooting, Republicans offer “thoughts and prayers” instead of solutions. From repealing background check safeguards to defunding school counselors and gutting gun enforcement, Trump and the GOP have consistently prioritized gun rights over children’s lives.

Posters are displayed in a Los Angeles Unified high school health education classroom in 2018. The Trump administration told 40 states to remove references to gender identity from a federally funded sex ed program and stripped California of its funding when it refused to do so. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)

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

The Trump administration is pressuring 40 states to cut gender identity from sex ed or risk losing federal funds for vulnerable teens.

Young, Black, male teacher sitting at a table in a classroom teaching students.

When Education Becomes the Battlefield

Education today is a battlefield. Book bans, attacks on history, and efforts to erase memory are all tactics used to silence the truth. If education is to matter, it must be practiced as freedom, not silence.

Black school children in NOLA with a blue overlay next to a photo of the flood damage caused by Hurricane Katrina

No Idea Too Radical: Inside New Orleans’ Dramatic K-12 Turnaround After Katrina

Two decades after Hurricane Katrina forced the reboot of New Orleans’ schools, academics, and college-going are up, but racial divides persist.

Happy African American student and her friends communicating while leaving the classroom after the lecture.

Our Kids Flourish at a Diversity-by-Design School

We intentionally chose a school that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, culturally relevant education, and empathy for our kids. They’re flourishing.

Cast of the musical Suffs with Ida B. Wells at the center.

The Suffragettes Were Not Allies to Black Women, They Were Racist

The 19th Amendment didn’t free all women. Black women were betrayed by white suffragettes who chose racism over equality. Here’s the truth.

Black child in from of computer language lit up in bright blue lights

Trump’s Recent Executive Order Makes AI Literacy a National Priority — Here’s What It Really Means

Donald Trump’s 2025 executive order declares AI literacy a U.S. priority, but what does it mean, who needs it, and how should it be taught? Explore definitions, challenges, measurement tools, and global approaches shaping AI education.

Young Latino boy sitting at a desk in a classroom wearing a sweatshirt and glasses and holding a pencil; looking at the camera

It’s Time For The Left To Come to the School Choice Table

School choice has deep progressive roots. It’s time for the Left to lead with a student-centered vision for equity, innovation, and community control.