Diverse group of teachers with serious expressions, looking at the camera

American Education Has Never Been Neutral Ground

As book bans and censorship spread, leaders must decide: protect comfort or defend truth? History shows progress comes from courage in education.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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A crowd of young Black people at an event, protest, or demonstration; One young Black man looks at the camera with a serious expression

How the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ Betrays Black America

H.R. 1 puts Black families, children, and elders at risk by slashing Medicaid and CHIP. This isn’t budget reform—it’s a moral betrayal of the vulnerable.

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