The likely Democratic nominee for president highlighted the Biden administration’s work to forgive teachers’ student loan debt and protect workers’ rights to join unions.
The vice president has championed more funding for high-poverty schools, Head Start, and school desegregation efforts. Those positions will likely face political headwinds if she wins.
Federal courts are limited in how they can address school segregation. Brown’s Promise, which advocates for school integration, is urging states to try strategies like consolidating school districts and pooling tax dollars.
"Yo de hecho estoy luchando por mantener a mi familia,” dijo una madre. “Nos decepcionaron.”
The rates at which kids missed lots of schools rose during the pandemic and have stayed high, affecting schools’ key goals like learning recovery.
The program is a rare example of a pandemic-era program that Congress has made permanent. But delays in many states have left families scrambling.
A new report finds that early elementary school students are having an especially hard time catching up to their pre-pandemic peers in math and reading. Schools may need to provide them with more intensive support.
School leaders say facilities spending will help with academics and engagement in the long run. But the decision also left them less pandemic money to spend on learning loss.
‘Don’t Wait’ follows three young women as they fight for environmental justice, the removal of school police, and access to arts education. Each activist takes her own path to achieve change.
History often pays attention to Oliver Brown and the male lawyers behind the landmark case. But 12 Black mothers from Kansas also played a crucial role in challenging inequities in their children’s schools.