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

The Hechinger Report

This deference to parental preference is a common response from officials at schools that use corporal punishment. She argues, in line with the international human rights position, that children are citizens, too, and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Sometimes, schools even force children to choose.

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A school created a homeless shelter in the gym and it paid off in the classroom

The Hechinger Report

We will not fix homelessness until the federal government believes that housing is a human right,” Ronen said. Hopefully we will not need [a program like] this in the future, but right now we do.”. But it’s something. And for individual children it has been everything. “We

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Educators: We Must Be Champions for Our Trans Students

ED Surge

When Texas’ House Bill (HB) 25 went into effect earlier this year, banning transgender students from participating in K-12 sports, I invited teachers at my middle school to stop by my classroom to help with a project to reaffirm our school’s support for trans students.

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Challenging Anti-History Education Laws: Teachers Receive 14,000 Books on African Americans During WWII

Zinn Education Project

They also said our government was two-faced: Talking about soldiers working together against the common enemy but having segregated quarters for the Black and white soldiers. They were angry that the government took four months to identify and give Miller a medal for being a hero, when white soldiers received recognition right away.