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Will Teachers Save Our Democracy?

A new book suggests that a powerful force for democracy and against fascism is indeed at work every day, despite all that’s being done to undermine it. And it’s not in the halls of Congress. It’s in public school classrooms.

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Special Education Needs to be Protected

We cannot return to the days where students with disabilities were institutionalized in dismal conditions. We need to protect special education, fund public schools and programs, and push back on the movement towards school privatization.

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What the Right Gets Right About What’s Gone Wrong with Public Education

Conservatives are increasingly critiquing public schools for reducing education to workforce training, a concern that resonates beyond the right. Instead we need a broader vision of schooling—one that fosters curiosity, literature, and shared humanity instead of just preparing kids for jobs.

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House Leaders Gut Public Education to Fund Charters

House leaders’ new budget slashes billions from public education—gutting funding for low-income students, English learners, teacher training, and community schools. While kids lose vital supports, charter schools walk away with half a billion dollars.

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We Need to Defend Ethnic Studies

MAGA supporters are fighting back against ethnic studies, a program which has demonstrable benefits for all students. We need to rally to defend it.

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Why Public Schools Matter

Public schools are central to both our democracy, and our communities. We must lift up our public schools for the benefit of students, and for our communities!

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