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Addressing Teacher Shortages in the Short- & Long-Term
by Eric DuncanThe pandemic has wreaked havoc on American lives and our nation’s schools, causing disruptions that have compromised their ability to provide a high-quality ed…
Speaking Out and Showing Up for LGBTQ+ Students
by Blair Wriston and Bonnie WashickLast month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which prohibits educators from teaching children in kindergarten through th…
Why Are Black and Latino Students Shut Out of AP STEM Courses?
by Kayla Patrick, Jonathan Davis, and Allison Rose Socol2 in 5 Black and Latino students say they really enjoy STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) courses and aspire to go to college, but less that 3 p…
How are Schools & Districts Using the Money That the Federal Government Has Provided to Help Them Get Through the COVID Crisis?
Are you wondering how school districts are spending the money the federal government sent them to get through the COVID crisis? Karin Chenoweth, a writer-in-re…
How Black Women Experience Student Debt
Forty-five million Americans collectively owe $1.7 trillion in student loan debt, and women hold nearly two-thirds of it. But because of the gender pay gap, wo…
A Transparent Attempt to Divide Parents from Their Children’s Schools
by William RodickPulitzer Prize winner and intellectual icon Toni Morrison has received national attention that has forced students to fight for the right to high-quality educa…
Jim Crow Debt
by Jalil Bishop and Jonathan DavisStudent debt has been a crisis for years, and the pandemic has only exacerbated matters for many borrowers. This is especially true for Black borrowers, who ar…
