Students at campuses around the country have protested their schools’ handling of sexual assault as more students are on campus for the first time after pandemic-disrupted years.
Many state curricula still don’t mention Indigenous people, or mention them only as part of history. But that’s changing.
The harassment can be particularly hard on Muslim girls who wear hijabs, whose head coverings are sometimes offensively touched.
Attempts to keep books out of school libraries aren’t new, but there has been a recent increase in political challenges to literature.
How schools would enforce a law on birth certificates and sports participation is unclear, and likely open to interpretation from district to district.
Law enforcement officials and policy makers discussed research suggesting that children enrolled in high-quality pre-K were 70 percent less likely to be arrested for violent crime by the time they turned 18.
The legislation requires trans students to join single-gender teams according to what is on their original birth certificate, rather than one that was modified after transition
Schools still have not done enough to stop the bullying, despite years of evidence showing LGBTQ+ kids are at greater risk, experts and advocates told The 19th.
Experts and advocates say forcing teachers to take down Pride flags could hurt students’ wellbeing and make them feel like they have nowhere safe to turn.
A proposed $450 billion investment in child care and preschool could fundamentally change the nation’s approach to early learning — but getting the right money to the right people is complicated.