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When You're a Parent, It's Always the First Day of School Aug. 23, 2025
The first day of school recently arrived at our house. I woke up early to get the kids ready in tim... Read More
It's Time To Start Thinking About Tomorrow (Again) Aug. 06, 2025
In 1992, Bill Clinton chose the Fleetwood Mac tune "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow" as his campa... Read More
The Trump Administration Is Banning Books on Military Bases. We Sued. Jul. 14, 2025
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
On military bases across the globe, books are disappearing from shelves. Posters of historical figur... Read More
Posting the Ten Commandments Does Not Establish a Religion Jun. 25, 2025
When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was serving as his state's attorney general in 2005, he appeared before ... Read More
Is Oklahoma in Danger of 'Satanic School'? May. 02, 2025
The Supreme Court heard arguments on April 30 on whether a Catholic school in Oklahoma named for St.... Read More
Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes a Powerful Argument for School Choice Apr. 25, 2025
During oral arguments in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson ... Read More
Students Have Been Training for This Their Whole Lives Apr. 19, 2025
They were studying for finals and grabbing snacks from the student union on a gossamer spring day. E... Read More
Five State and Local Entities Safeguarding Our Civil Rights Apr. 01, 2025
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
State and local officials play direct and crucial roles in shaping and safeguarding our civil rights... Read More
No Need To Save an Education Department That Fails Our Kids Mar. 25, 2025
SAN DIEGO — A lot of what I know about public education in America I learned in kindergarten. ... Read More
Trump's Attack on the Department of Education, Explained Mar. 17, 2025
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
This week, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released a statement saying it would cut nearly 50%... Read More
Medicaid Helps Your Children in School Too. You Just Don't Realize It Mar. 14, 2025
In the search for waste, fraud and abuse, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Gover... Read More
Senioritis Struggles: Fed Up and Counting Down Dec. 05, 2024
Dear Annie: I'm a 17-year-old girl, and I will be turning 18 next month. I'm a senior in high school... Read More
The Dope on Dope in Government-Run Schools Nov. 13, 2024
The National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education, r... Read More
Give Kids Room To Explore and Figure Out Who They Are Oct. 25, 2024
One of the great things about being a parent is getting to witness your child become who they are. T... Read More
Right and Left Both Want To Cancel Books They Don't Like Sep. 18, 2024
Both the right and the left are waging a war against books. The right is focusing on schools. Accord... Read More
Who Cares What the Calendar Says? Happy New Year! Sep. 04, 2024
We don't need to wait for January. I say a new year has just started. The sweltering days of summer ... Read More
Working as a Teen Taught Me What the Classroom Couldn't Aug. 30, 2024
Some parents like to say, "School is my kids' job." School is important, sure, but I preferred work ... Read More
The Chicago DNC Theme Is 'Hope' -- What About Chicagoans? Aug. 22, 2024
President Joe Biden, at the Democratic National Convention, said, "Donald Trump and the Republican f... Read More
The Oklahoma Supreme Court Just Rejected the Nation's First Religious Public Charter School Jul. 22, 2024
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
In a win for the separation of church and state, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that Oklahoma's ap... Read More
Surviving School Without Snapchat Jul. 07, 2024
Dear Annie: My friend and I are part of a very small percentage of upcoming high schoolers who are w... Read More
