Want to Know How Far-Reaching the Right-Wing Movement Against Free Expression in Schools Is? Want to Know How Far-Reaching the Right-Wing Movement Against Free Expression in Schools Is?
PEN America just released a scary report.
Sep 26, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Florida’s “War on Woke” Is Spurring a Brain Drain Florida’s “War on Woke” Is Spurring a Brain Drain
Thanks to Ron DeSantis’s education policies, the state is seeing an unprecedented exodus of teachers, professors, and college students.
Sep 20, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway
What Will It Take to Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis? What Will It Take to Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis?
Almost 12 percent of high school–age youth experience severe major depression. The root causes of the problem are rarely confronted.
Sep 13, 2023 / Eshaan Mani
The “Parental Rights” Fanatics Have Descended on LA The “Parental Rights” Fanatics Have Descended on LA
I’m a public school parent. I shouldn’t have to spend my time fighting these violent, bigoted extremists.
Sep 12, 2023 / Daisy Gardner
Los Angeles Is Now the Country’s Leading Union Town Los Angeles Is Now the Country’s Leading Union Town
The West Coast capital, once famous for hostility to organized labor, emerges as the epicenter of national strike action.
Sep 1, 2023 / C.M. Lewis
The Limits of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Racist Con Game The Limits of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Racist Con Game
While the emerging GOP star benefits from the right’s version of affirmative action, his ugly response to the Jacksonville shootings shows the cost—and constraints—of his strategy.
Aug 28, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Kentucky’s Anti-LGBTQ “Parental Rights” Law Is a Disaster for Families, Teachers, and Kids Kentucky’s Anti-LGBTQ “Parental Rights” Law Is a Disaster for Families, Teachers, and Kids
SB 150 recommends that schools use incorrect pronouns and limit sex education, while banning gender-affirming care for trans minors. “They’re actively targeting us.”
Aug 11, 2023 / Nadia Scharf
These Would-Be Teachers Graduated Into the Pandemic. Will They Stick With Teaching? These Would-Be Teachers Graduated Into the Pandemic. Will They Stick With Teaching?
We tracked down nearly 90 members of the University of Maryland College of Education’s 2020 class. Their experiences suggest that the field isn’t doing enough to help new educator...
Aug 10, 2023 / Nirvi Shah
Behind the Right’s Frenzied Defense of Florida’s Slavery Curriculum Behind the Right’s Frenzied Defense of Florida’s Slavery Curriculum
DeSantis and Fox blowhards are howling at critics who deny the enslaved got “personal benefit” from slavery. A hit dog will holler.
Jul 25, 2023 / Joan Walsh
The Anti-Trans Crusade Comes to New Jersey The Anti-Trans Crusade Comes to New Jersey
I returned to my New Jersey middle school to watch the school board support a dangerous anti-trans policy.
Jul 21, 2023 / Sarah Baum