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FL GOP Bill Would Allow Employers to Schedule Child Workers for Overnight Shifts
“This bill is going to lead to exploitation of children,” one critic of the proposal said.
Educators Sue Trump Over Plan to Eliminate Education Department
“Nothing is more important than the success of students,” said National Education Association President Becky Pringle.
Another Columbia Protester Targeted for Deportation Sues Trump, Other Officials
Lawful permanent resident Yunseo Chung is challenging the administration for targeting her for her free speech.
K-12 Leaders Rejected Weaponization of Antisemitism Claims. Why Won’t Higher Ed?
Columbia has capitulated in what one scholar calls “an ideological battle to shut down any dissent” against Trump.
Project 2025 Lays Out Broader Goal of Trump’s Effort to Dismantle Ed Dept.
The real target is anything that the government does to make the country more equal, says journalist Jennifer Berkshire.
Columbia University Historians Warn of Trump’s Threat to Academic Freedom
“Authoritarian regimes always seek to gain control over independent academic institutions,” the historians warned.
War Architects Enjoy Top Academic Gigs 22 Years After Illegal Invasion of Iraq
As Gaza’s genocidaires receive plum positions at universities, they’re joining a cohort of experienced warmongers.
New Oklahoma School Curriculum Requires Students to Learn “The Big Lie”
The new standards would require students to “identify discrepancies in 2020 elections results.”
Pro-Palestine Campus Organizers: Demilitarization & Democratization Go Together
Campus-based Palestine solidarity organizing is global. It’s not backing down.
I Was Suspended for Pro-Palestine Speech Amid AI-Generated Smears
Rather than investigate the source of these allegations, Yale Law School accepted them at face value.
Democratic Attorneys General Sue Trump to Protect Education Department
Twenty-one Democratic attorneys general have filed suit to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education.
Columbia University Revokes Degrees From Some Pro-Palestine Campus Protesters
Along with multi-year suspensions and expulsions, it’s unclear how many students and graduates are impacted.
Trump and GOP Attack Children’s Food Aid in Order to Fund Tax Cuts for the Rich
This comes as roughly 14 million children in the US are already food insecure.