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Dr. Kimberly A. Mealy Appointed as the Next Executive Director of the American Political Science Association

Political Science Now

“We are delighted to welcome Kim Mealy to this critical leadership role. We are very excited about this new chapter in the APSA’s evolution under Kim’s leadership,” said APSA President, Mark Warren. Mealy brings a wealth of organizational experience and expertise to the position.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024

Zinn Education Project

Sign Up to Host an Event Leadership These events are coordinated by the Zinn Education Project (coordinated by Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change), Black Lives Matter at School , and the African American Policy Forum. Interested in adding your organization as a co-sponsor?

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OPINION: Palestinian American educators deserve support from their peers

The Hechinger Report

As a pediatric speech-language pathologist, I often find myself in settings where discussing Palestine, or even mentioning my identity as a Palestinian American, presents more challenges than when I worked in the field of human rights and law. My advocacy for Palestine is professional suicide,” Sawsan Jaber said.

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Column: As Betsy DeVos steps down, critics hope it is time to put the public back in public education

The Hechinger Report

“Betsy DeVos has been a total disaster for students’ civil rights for four years as Education Secretary and gets no credit now for resigning 13 days before inauguration,” The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights , the nation’s largest and oldest civil rights coalition, said in a tweet.

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‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddles students

The Hechinger Report

His time in elementary school preceded both Johnson’s leadership at Collins Elementary and Duty’s in the district. She argues, in line with the international human rights position, that children are citizens, too, and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. These are the only possible two things we can come up with?”.

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At Moms for Liberty’s national summit, a singular focus on anti-trans issues

The Hechinger Report

Meg Simons, digital strategy manager at the progressive advocacy group People for the American Way, said that the strong showing of protestors in Philadelphia so motivated many older members of her 40-year-old organization that they started Grandparents For Truth to counter Moms for Liberty. Well, we are all learning. It is OK to learn.

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