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April 29, 2022
Our Floundering Public School System Is Failing Teachers
Wherever you want to lay the blame, the solution isn’t hard to find—it’s just expensive.
Frida Berrigan
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March 8, 2022
Minneapolis Educators Strike for the Common Good
With public schools in limbo nationwide, the stakes couldn't be higher.
Eric Blanc
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February 18, 2022
To Fight Attacks on “Critical Race Theory,” Look to Black History
There is a long tradition of Black educators fighting attempts to keep America’s true history out of the classroom—one we can all learn from.
Keisha N. Blain
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February 15, 2022
“Return to Normal” Has Pushed Schools to a Crisis Point
How do you run a school without enough staff?
Belle Chesler
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November 16, 2021
Progressives Can No Longer Cede School Boards to the GOP
They should treat them as political arenas in which to fight—and win.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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July 9, 2021
Randi Weingarten Rips CRT Critics for ‘Trying to Stop Us From Teaching Students Accurate History’
The political and media elites that are whipping up anger over Critical Race Theory are furious with a teachers union leader for exposing their lies.
John Nichols
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June 14, 2021
Bake Sales and Tesla Raffles: The Unequal World of PTA Wealth
Should rich families be allowed to fundraise a better public school education for their kids?
Neal Morton
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May 17, 2021
How Teachers Fought for Their Safety in the Pandemic—and Won
As the debate over in-person schooling roiled, teachers’ unions secured significant protections—often with parents’ support.
Bryce Covert
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April 6, 2021
Betsy DeVos Takes Her Assault on Public Schools Back to the States
A DeVos-backed group is pouring money into a statewide education race in Wisconsin, which will be decided Tuesday.
John Nichols
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March 15, 2021
Massachusetts’s Governor Is Playing an Ugly Game of Covid Politics With Teachers’ Lives
Governor Charlie Baker’s attack on education unions for wanting vaccines for teachers recalls Scott Walker’s crude anti-labor politics.
John Nichols