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    Teachers’ Unions Unironically Call For Reform Of Police

    This post originally appeared on Project Forever Free. This week, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and subsequent outcry over police brutality, the National Education Association and the American Federation Teachers took the unprecedented step of calling on Congress to take legislative action to significantly reform practices and policies in policing. They […] More

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    Where Are New Mexico’s Education Advocates Now?

    Re-posted with permission from Citizen Stewart by Chris Stewart. Public schools in New Mexico aren’t funding students equitably, so says the U.S. Department Education who accuse the state’s leaders of “diverting [$63 million] in federal Impact Aid grants” intended to help school districts that are disadvantaged by their low tax bases. The feds found that […] More

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    The Department Of Ed That Cried Wolf: Why Parents & Students Have Trouble Trusting NYC Schools

    Re-posted with permission from New York School Talk by Alina Adams. The whispers started in early February. Numerous parents reported they’d heard that the Department of Education was quietly planning to unscreen high schools for September 2021 admissions. As one wrote me: At the school where I teach we found out that out of all […] More