Tennessee's Toxic Politics Are Dangerous for LGBTQ Youth

Tennessee’s Toxic Politics Are Dangerous for LGBTQ Youth

In rural and small-town America, the pervasive dependency on the church to cope with limited outlets and opportunities can deter local government officials

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Watch Education Secretary Cardona Tell LGBTQ Young People He's Got Their Backs

Watch Education Secretary Cardona Tell LGBTQ Young People He’s Got Their Backs

“We got your back.” With those four words, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona showed his cousin Alex how simple it really can be to support those who id

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Teachers, Your LGBTQ+ Students Need You to Do More Than Wear a Rainbow T-Shirt or Wave a Flag on Pride Weekend

Teachers, Your LGBTQ+ Students Need You to Do More Than Wear a Rainbow T-Shirt or Wave a Flag on Pride Weekend

It’s June, which means Pride Month is here! In a year where many elected officials and school districts are more determined than ever to center homophobia

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Virginia Gym Teacher Takes Stand Against Transgender Kids' Preferred Pronouns

Virginia Gym Teacher Takes Stand Against Transgender Kids’ Preferred Pronouns

As we begin Pride Month, a far-right, anti-LGBTQ legal advocacy group that labels themselves a Christian advocacy organization is helping a suspended Virgi

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Restorative Justice Isn't Just for the Students, It's for the Adults Too

Restorative Justice Isn’t Just for the Students, It’s for the Adults Too

Let’s face it: Our public schools are, in the main, alienating and repressive institutions whose function it is to provide our society with an army of doci

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School Discipline Explained: Why It Harms Students of Color and How We Can Fix It

School Discipline Explained: Why It Harms Students of Color and How We Can Fix It

Over many decades, America’s disciplinary policies, from preschool to high school, have disproportionately affected marginalized students. This difference

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We Need to Keep Talking About HIV With Our Students

We Need to Keep Talking About HIV With Our Students

As a kid born in the 70s and raised primarily in Arkansas, I was a skeptic for the first seventeen years of my life. Growing up Black and the second son of

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We Need to Provide Gender Identity-Affirming Mirrors for Our Youngest Learners

We Need to Provide Gender Identity-Affirming Mirrors for Our Youngest Learners

J, a seven-year-old boy in my classroom, was bright and energetic, always wanting to help and always starting the day with a smile. J liked to play fashion

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Trust Me, You Do Not Want Marjorie Taylor Greene on the Education Committee

Trust Me, You Do Not Want Marjorie Taylor Greene on the Education Committee

From insurrection to impeachment to inauguration—January has been quite a month for current events! And maybe you thought you could safely tune out of poli

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