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How Civil Rights Leader Bob Moses Used Math Literacy to Push for Racial Equality

The Algebra Project sprang directly from Bob Moses’ civil rights work in Mississippi, which transformed the state from a segregationist stronghold into a focal point of the civil rights revolution.

Hasan Kwame Jeffries | Jul 30, 2021

Opinion | Women | Sports | Trans Rights | Transgender

Calling Foul on Laws Targeting Trans Athletes

Exclusionary laws banning transgender youth from team sports are not only unsportsmanlike, they’re also rooted in falsehoods, says this trans journalist.

Dawn Ennis | Jun 11, 2021

Analysis | Green New Deal | Climate Crisis | Climate Change | Covering Climate Now

To Decarbonize the Economy Equitably, Start With Schools

When schools achieve environmental justice, the whole climate benefits.

Dharna Noor | Apr 26, 2021

Opinion | Coronavirus Coverage

There Are Better Ways to Educate a Child

The pandemic is traumatizing students. It must be a wakeup call for us to change how we educate.

Lee-Anne Gray | Jan 6, 2021

Indigenous Educators Bridge Native and Western Science in the Classroom

College students are learning that caring about the environment should be part of learning about it.

Natalie Rademacher | Sep 18, 2020

Opinion | Coronavirus Coverage | New York City | New York

How Public Schools Can Break the Digital Divide

This NYC teacher says going back to school amid COVID-19 is an opportunity to finally stop virtually segregating schools.

Elana Rabinowitz | Sep 9, 2020

How Families Can Support Kids’ Mental Health During the Pandemic

Regardless of schooling situation, these four strategies belong in every child's mental health toolkit.

Erika Bocknek | Aug 25, 2020

Basic Education Is Now a Constitutional Right

Although each state's constitution contains a right to education, state courts interpret these rights in different ways—sometimes to the detriment of children.

Kristine Bowman | May 18, 2020

How Schools Worldwide Are Tackling the Coronavirus Challenge

Schools are closed for hundreds of millions of students, but educators, parents, and children are still learning—including how to keep a sense of connection.

Ann Scott Tyson, Lenora Chu, Sarah Matusek | Mar 31, 2020

Teen Wellness Starts Inside High Schools

Planned Parenthood’s new Wellbeing Centers in Los Angeles offer much-needed resources and care for teens and their parents.

Jonita Davis | Mar 3, 2020

Teacher and children looking at plants in woods

Analysis

A Return to Nature-Based Education

At the beginning of the 20th century, untempered industrialization and rampant deforestation prompted the conservation and preservation movements. The creation of Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks at the end of

David T. Sobel, M. Ed. | Dec 13, 2019

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