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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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June 8, 2021
Florida’s Ron DeSantis Wants to Cancel Education About Systemic Racism
An authoritarian governor—and 2024 GOP presidential prospect—seeks to bar teaching on how slavery, segregation, and white supremacy have shaped policy.
John Nichols
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June 3, 2021
The Miseducation of White Children
The attacks on critical race theory are just another attempt to prevent this country from reckoning with its racist past and present—by keeping white kids ignorant.
Elie Mystal
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June 2, 2021
The Hidden Burden of Parenting and Teaching From Home
The pandemic showed me the weakness of our safety net.
Belle Chesler
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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
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March 10, 2021
Parenting Through Sickness, Health, and Covid-19
To avoid replicating this awful moment, our failures must become the source of our children’s political possibilities.
Imani Perry
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March 9, 2021
I Shouldn’t Have to Dehumanize My Son to Get Him Support
Instead of focusing on the challenges facing disabled people, we should emphasize goals.
David M. Perry
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March 9, 2021
What Black Schools Mean to Black Kids
Being in the racial majority at school can make all the difference for Black children.
Jamilah Lemieux