Oakland girls shine spotlight on sexual harassment and school board revamps its policy
“I’m very happy. I feel like all my hard work, and everything we collaborated on together, has paid off.”
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Daughter and mother spark change in Mississippi school’s name: the president of the Confederacy’s out and Barack Obama’s in
Should Americans continue to honor in our public places people who fought to perpetuate human slavery? That’s the question bedeviling communities from Columbia, S.C. to Charlottesville, VA.
Educators share five ways to reduce bullying, harassment and bias all year long
October is Bully Free month. As it comes to a close, here are five ways to help ensure a positive school climate and reduce incidents of bullying, bias and harassment all year long. 1. Take the pledge: Safe learning environments for every student Schools should be havens. But too many of our students are … Continued
Defying the odds, student campaign persuades schoolboard to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Thanks to three determined students at Northstar Middle School in Eau Claire, WI, the Eau Claire Area School Board unanimously passed a resolution to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
For Saint Paul students and educators, restorative practice is a gift that keeps on giving
“We introduced restorative practices and it’s not only transformed our school climate, it’s transforming students’ and educators’ lives”
A teacher and his former student form a dynamic duo fighting for Dreamers
“Jose reminds me of myself at his age—we both love math, we are both sons of immigrant parents who labored in the fields, and back then I was undocumented just like Jose is today.”
The stunning story of how our government segregated America and shortchanged our schools
The single biggest cause of the achievement gap is students with economic disadvantages concentrated in the same schools.
Vermont dairy workers win historic workers’ rights agreement: educators cheer
“We teach the children of these farm workers, and it was important to us that we help their families.”
Student-led movement leads to implementation of MD school district’s first-ever comprehensive transgender rights policy
The data on the number of students who are bullied, who feel unsafe, and who have an active plan for suicide is shocking.
Ten reasons to support the Dream Act
Our Dreamers are students, educators, our neighbors and friends. Congress needs to act now!