Charlie Kirk debating student at Cambridge

Teachers’ Free Speech Under Fire After Kirk’s Killing

Educators face scrutiny, suspensions, and threats over social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s death, reigniting debates over free speech in schools.

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Biracial boy engages in a science experiment

Nation’s Report Card Shows Urgent Need to Fix Middle School Science

Eighth grade science scores just hit new lows. Here’s why inquiry-based lessons, teacher support, and more time on science are essential for recovery.

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Brightbeam CEO Chris Stewart with high school culinary students at @1st Century Charter School in Gary, Indiana

Life Fell Apart For Me. It Won’t For Them.

Career and technical education transforms decay into opportunity, giving students the skills, confidence, and futures they deserve.

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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.”

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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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Two black, sharpened pencils on top of a standardized test answer sheet

EXPLAINED: What Are Standardized Tests and Why Do We Need Them?

Explore how standardized tests shape schools, spark debate, and impact student success. Get clear on the facts in this essential read.

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Young Black girl dancing and singing with her class at a Philadelphia Freedom School

Start Building the Schools Our Children Deserve

Black and brown children need schools that honor their identities and potential. This post explores the power of self-determined education, collective responsibility, and community-led learning.

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Public Enemy

Every Movement Needs a Soundtrack—Ours Is on Mute.

In a time of political urgency and educational inequity, we must reclaim the arts as a force for justice. Reflecting on the role of art in social movements, this post calls for a revival of resistance through the arts in our schools.

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