High school senior, Josephine Hong-Goranin, dives into the critical role of ESL education for immigrant students and the entire school community

In this current moment, LGBTQ students are facing increasingly escalating legal, social, and even physical attacks from extreme political actors. We, as education advocates, must use our voices and platforms to uplift and center the voices and stories of LGBTQ students and young people. In 2022, we sat down with 2022 Stand for Children Oregon Beat the Odds Scholarship winner and then high school senior Teryn to discuss what pride means to them. We want to revisit their story as we continue to work to support the safety and inclusion of every student.

On January 20, 1969, eleven school children sat down for breakfast in the St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in Oakland, California, free of charge. This was the start of one of the most impactful grassroots social welfare programs in national history, organized and operated by the Black Panther Party, a Black power political organization operating at the height of the 20th century Black Liberation Movement.

High school junior, Lisa Cho, explores the importance of accommodations in school for students of different neurotypes and accessibility needs.

A Q&A with our partners at Rose from Concrete, a youth led organization working to support students in their community through mutual aid, direct advocacy, and youth mentorship.

National Library Week is here, and the time to rally behind our libraries is now. As extreme politicians seek to attack education and defund libraries through harmful policies, our support during this week is more critical than ever. That’s why we joined our partners at We Believe, PEN America, and EveryLibrary to sign the joint open […]

We don’t have to head a march of 100,000 people in order to be leaders in our own communities and make changes that make the lives of those around us a little safer, easier, fairer.

With recent news about the passing of the beloved country music icon, film and TV star, and all-around American treasure that is Mrs. Dolly Parton, we’ve collectively been reminiscing on the cultural impact of the late star.   For everyday people who share Dolly’s love of children, that means voting, organizing in your community, and […]

The future of DACA is once again left in limbo. Earlier in July, a federal appeals court in New Orleans heard arguments on the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). This decision, which will most likely be decided in a few months, will affect the future of over 600,000 DREAMers – […]

Black History Month has always had its detractors. Since its widespread emergence in America’s schools in the 1970s, there have been people scattered across the country who despise that children in their communities have a designated opportunity to learn about the resistance, resilience and remarkable talents of Black Americans. But it was never a nationwide […]

We needed 283 votes to save our school. Little Red is a K-4 school, the only school in Croydon. The older students are allowed to choose one of the nearby middle and high schools to attend, and our district covers the expenses. That’s how the original budget worked at least.   We got our last […]

The story of an Air Force veteran, the impact of military recruitment in public schools, and imagining alternate paths for class mobility. As a Mexican American growing up in a white, working-class community in northern California, Air Force veteran, Christina experienced a familiar, painful brand of everyday racism. From her peers checking to see if […]

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As advocates, we’ve all had that pivotal moment when doing nothing was no longer an option and the time to act was at our feet. Whether from boiled-over anger or powerful optimism, we chose to organize and to look toward those who came before us to help us lead the charge. For many, that leader, thoughtful voice, powerhouse of passion, tireless force, and champion for […]

From daycare workers to classroom teachers to language pathologists, those working in education do the critical work of preparing future generations, while being met with the obstacles and inequities that those in all pink-collar industries face. 

Puerto Rico is home to more than 240,000 U.S. public school students. The island operates as one centralized school district, funded exclusively by the territorial government and federal grants. Until a few years ago, Puerto Rico was the 3rd largest school district in the U.S., losing that position after more than 250 schools were shut […]

Clearly, we have a real need for a thorough and accurate Asian American History and Pacific Islander Education in our schools.

I ran for the school board in Pleasantville because I believe all children deserve to receive the best educational and emotional support. I’m a mother of three students who currently attend Pleasantville public schools, and my fourth child will be enrolling this fall. Pleasantville is a diverse city in southern New Jersey with classrooms filled […]

Ida nelson spearheaded what would become the Jett Hawkins anti-hair discrimination law. Now, she wants you to join her in fighting for students. In August of 2021, Chicago mother Ida Nelson stood with her son, Jett Hawkins, as Illinois governor JB Pritzker signed the Jett Hawkins Anti-Hair Discrimination Act into law. A year before, Jett, age 4, was sent home from school with an ultimatum— change his hairstyle or face suspension.

Head start, Dr. Edmund Gordon & Closing the Gap for Marginalized Students For decades Black American communities called on state and federal governments to address the needs of severely underserved Black and low-income children. Finally, in 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson announced the establishment of Project Head Start. The project sought to holistically address the physical, […]

In August of this year, Ashley Dominguez Garcia provided an update on the standing of DACA, Stand Up For DREAMers: An Update on DACA, which highlighted organizations such as FWD.us that are working to get the program reinstated and to create pathways to citizenship for all DREAMers. Following the piece, Avery Crocker and Ashley Dominguez […]

“It’s not enough to say that we accept them. We have to take that additional step further to inclusive schools, promoting fully inclusive special education”

Recently, Florida has joined the rising number of states mandating Asian American history be taught in public schools. While schools finally beginning to discuss the contributions of Asian Americans is something to be celebrated, the news came on the heels of the state banning the newly created AP African American History curriculum. To many observers, this new Asian American history requirement appeared to be another case in the long history of the media and politicians pitting Asian American communities against African Americans.