‘Lockdown, Lockdown’: Kindergarten class learns shooting-drill nursery rhyme
‘Go behind the desk and hide, wait until it’s safe inside.’
On Jun 7, 2018 by Onaje McDowelle
Sexting scandal erupts at Virginia middle schools
Police are investigating.
On May 11, 2018 by Tess Cagle
Oregon school district reportedly forced LGBTQ student to read the Bible as punishment
The district is under scrutiny for other homophobic incidents as well.
On May 10, 2018 by Ana Valens
Teen suspended for anti-gun violence walkout is now running for her local school board
She says members don’t ‘understand the issues students are facing.’
DACA recipient’s graduation story has the internet in tears
‘It’s not about how long it takes you, but it’s about you getting there.’
On May 9, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
‘Half naked’ women are ‘disturbing’ male students in the library, university flyer warns
The university says it wasn’t an official memo.
On May 9, 2018 by Ana Valens
University officials apologize after Black students were manhandled at graduation
The university president says they’ve ended this ‘practice’—but why was it done to begin with?
On May 7, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
Principal apologizes for making offensive ‘joke’ about Black student with special needs
She said she would tell police officers that the student had a gun, ‘so they can come faster.’
On May 3, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
Arizona educators vote for statewide walkout under #RedForEd
It’s the third statewide teachers’ strike this year.
On Apr 20, 2018 by Ana Valens
Pennsylvania school district gives teachers tiny bats to fight off school shooters
Though mostly symbolic, the bats also serve as a last resort in the case of a shooting.
On Apr 12, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
Betsy DeVos on Oklahoma teachers’ strike: Keep ‘adult disagreements’ out of schools
The teachers enter their 6th day of protests.
On Apr 9, 2018 by Tess Cagle
Sexism is at the heart of why teachers are striking
This is a fight for fair pay and respect in what is seen as a ‘motherly’ profession.
On Apr 5, 2018 by Brenden Gallagher
Striking teachers go viral for posting dilapidated textbooks
Some Twitter users say they used the same books decades ago.
On Apr 3, 2018 by Ana Valens
Linda Brown, of landmark Board of Education case, has died—and school segregation is still terrible
Many white-majority schools still don’t want, or respect, Black students.
On Mar 27, 2018 by Tiffanie Drayton
Good grades prevent women from landing jobs after college, study finds
GPAs don’t impact men, though.
On Mar 23, 2018 by Ana Valens
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