School Libraries Under Threat in Houston

School Libraries Under Threat in Houston

School libraries are being eliminated in Houston, Texas’s largest public school district, focusing on Black, Latino, and low-income areas. The Houston Independent School District superintendent, Mike Miles, has fired librarians across 28 schools and intends to convert...
Florida’s Revised History Curriculum: Same Old Racism in New Form

Florida’s Revised History Curriculum: Same Old Racism in New Form

If you’ve been paying attention to the mainstream, liberal media, you may have seen commentators and Democratic Party politicians expressing outrage at Florida’s revised social studies standards. They’re mostly objecting to a specific section in the African American...
A Pitiful Reduction of Student Debt

A Pitiful Reduction of Student Debt

If you were only reading the bombastic headlines from the past few weeks, you might believe that, despite the recent Supreme Court setback to student debt relief, Biden has still been able to cancel a titanic amount of student debt – $39 billion. The White House...
Oakland Teachers’ Strike — A Balance Sheet

Oakland Teachers’ Strike — A Balance Sheet

On May 4 teachers in Oakland, California, went on a seven-day strike that ended with a tentative agreement. Many teachers felt that the contract was mediocre at best. The timing of the strike was very difficult for students, teachers, staff, and families, since the...
Rutgers Faculty Win Victory, But The Fight Isn’t Over

Rutgers Faculty Win Victory, But The Fight Isn’t Over

Last week, after a first-ever week-long strike at Rutgers University in New Jersey, 93% of three Rutgers faculty unions (Rutgers AAUP-AFT, Rutgers PTLFC, and AAUP-BHSNJ) voted to ratify a new, unified contract. The contract effectively merges the three unions into...