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