The Pay Teachers Act aims to address staffing shortages while recruiting and retaining teachers — many of whom are historically underpaid.
Experts say that the nation’s second-largest school system could influence districts across the country to adopt similar interventions, putting public schools on the frontlines of the fight against drug misuse.
Cofounders Odilia Romero and Janet Martinez, mother and daughter, have been recognized by Lizzo and MALDEF for their work celebrating Indigenous cultures and languages.
The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum aims to address holes in representation of women’s lives, work and stories, which are often overlooked in museums and social studies textbooks.
In oral arguments before the Supreme Court this week, the Biden administration defended the president’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student debt.
The Campus Accountability Map & Tool provides a breakdown of sexual violence on college campuses and highlights information survivors need, including important points of contact at academic institutions.
Joan Johns Cobbs joined her sister to protest their segregated school’s deplorable conditions in 1951. She wants the statue of her sister planned for Statuary Hall to show her “determination and forcefulness.”
The “National Day of Reading” is part of a larger effort by advocates and parents to ensure students have access to LGBTQ+ stories.
Recent efforts through social media and community education to teach about Black people's contributions are part of a long history of pushing back against Eurocentric instruction in schools.
Raquel Martinez spoke with The 19th about the significance of her new role with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, her goals for the group and how growing up in a farmworker family has shaped her approach.