education Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/education/ A platform for change Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:09:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Censorship leader: More than 40 percent of U.S. book bans took place in Florida https://flux.community/jake-johnson/2023/09/censorship-leader-more-than-40-percent-of-u-s-book-bans-took-place-in-florida/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:09:46 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=14289 A new report released Thursday by the free expression group PEN America warns that the Republican-led book banning movement is intensifying nationwide, with U.S. classrooms and libraries prohibiting more than 1,500 unique titles during the 2022-23 school year. PEN recorded 3,362 total instances of book bans across the U.S., a 33% increase compared to the previous school […]

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]]> As local media withers, student journalists are starting to fill the gap https://flux.community/richard-watts/2023/04/as-local-media-withers-student-journalists-are-starting-to-fill-the-gap/ Mon, 10 Apr 2023 17:24:48 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13157 The local news business is in crisis. The nation is currently losing two community newspapers a week, on average, and 70 million Americans live in news deserts, communities with little or no local news coverage. In much of the remaining territory, all that’s left are decimated newsrooms and advertisement-heavy publications with little local news, sometimes called “ghost […]

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]]> West Virginia lawmakers are pushing “intelligent design” into public schools https://flux.community/heather-l-weaver/2023/03/west-virginia-lawmakers-are-pushing-intelligent-design-into-public-schools/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 22:47:25 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12852 All you need to know about the current condition of West Virginia’s public-education system is summed up in one recent headline: “West Virginia public schools are underfunded, understaffed and underperforming.” To take one marker, only 28 percent of students in the state are proficient in science. These are big problems that require expansive, thoughtful solutions. Lawmakers should be […]

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]]> Democrats haven’t realized that you can’t defend democracy without explaining it https://flux.community/jim-carroll/2022/01/fascism-cannot-be-defeated-without-broad-articulation-public-good/ Wed, 26 Jan 2022 11:03:00 +0000 https://flux.community/2022/01/fascism-cannot-be-defeated-without-broad-articulation-public-good/ The post Democrats haven’t realized that you can’t defend democracy without explaining it appeared first on Flux.

]]> Remote instruction is back in some areas, even as the digital divide never disappeared https://flux.community/nadra-nittle/2022/01/remote-instruction-back-digital-divide-continues/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:01:42 +0000 https://flux.community/2022/01/remote-instruction-back-digital-divide-continues/ The post Remote instruction is back in some areas, even as the digital divide never disappeared appeared first on Flux.

]]> State lawmakers aren’t just trying to ban ‘critical race theory,’ they’re trying to ban educating about race https://flux.community/emerson-sykes-and-sarah-hinger/2021/11/state-lawmakers-arent-just-trying-ban-critical-race-theory/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 10:13:00 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/11/state-lawmakers-arent-just-trying-ban-critical-race-theory/ The post State lawmakers aren’t just trying to ban ‘critical race theory,’ they’re trying to ban educating about race appeared first on Flux.

]]> America’s teachers have been bearing the brunt of politicians’ pandemic mistakes https://flux.community/steven-singer/2021/09/americas-teachers-have-been-bearing-brunt-politicians-pandemic-mistakes/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:01:32 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/09/americas-teachers-have-been-bearing-brunt-politicians-pandemic-mistakes/ The post America’s teachers have been bearing the brunt of politicians’ pandemic mistakes appeared first on Flux.

]]> Christian supremacist group targets Houston-area school board elections, aims for national effort https://flux.community/peter-montgomery/2021/09/christian-supremacist-group-targets-houston-area-school/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 20:26:02 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/09/christian-supremacist-group-targets-houston-area-school/ The post Christian supremacist group targets Houston-area school board elections, aims for national effort appeared first on Flux.

]]> Biden administration says it will take steps to protect schools from GOP governors who ban Covid safety procedures https://flux.community/julia-conley/2021/08/biden-administration-says-it-will-take-steps-protect-schools-gop-governors-who/ Fri, 20 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/08/biden-administration-says-it-will-take-steps-protect-schools-gop-governors-who/ The post Biden administration says it will take steps to protect schools from GOP governors who ban Covid safety procedures appeared first on Flux.

]]> Right-wing groups training activists to take over school boards as part of ‘critical race theory’ campaign strategy https://flux.community/peter-montgomery/2021/08/right-wing-groups-training-activists-take-over-school-boards-part-critical/ Sat, 14 Aug 2021 07:02:00 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/08/right-wing-groups-training-activists-take-over-school-boards-part-critical/ The post Right-wing groups training activists to take over school boards as part of ‘critical race theory’ campaign strategy appeared first on Flux.

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