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When School Reform is Not Enough

In 2004, I graduated college and started teaching in New York City as a Teach For America (TFA) corps member. The experience challenged, changed, and inspired me. I was blown away by the magnitude of inequities present in the school where I taught...

Florida Watch: What Happened to Black History Month?

Last year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis steered a torrent of new bills through the state legislature that heightened state control over classroom teaching about gender identity, sexism and racism. Many...

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Florida Watch: Districts Clearcut School and Classroom Libraries

In late January, Andrea Phillips and her educator colleagues in Duval County, Fla., huddled in the media center to watch a district-mandated video. On screen, Supt. Diana Green ordered the faculty to...

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Students Eyeing Lawsuit against DeSantis for Banning AP African American Studies

Student activists, alongside prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump and attorney Craig Whisenhunt, threatened a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The lawsuit would be a response to...

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