A Communal Fix for Our Childcare System
While Project 2025 proposes cutting Head Start, communities are ensuring free, quality child care for all.
Progress 2025: Education
Project 2025 would defund public education and empower racist hysteria over βDEI.β Progress 2025 envisions fully funded public schools teaching accurate history and prioritizing student safety. Read more about our Progress 2025 vision here.
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Dr. Ibram X Kendiβs Progress 2025 Vision for Education
In the face of Project 2025βs dystopian vision for education, Ibram X Kendi lays out a progressive alternative for public education in the U.S.
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How Black Parents Got Cops Out of Oakland Schools
After adopting the George Floyd Resolution for Police-Free Schools, Oakland-area schools saw significant reductions in racist criminalization of Black and Brown kids.
Veterans Push Back Against Military Recruitment in Schools
The branches of the U.S. military have long seen high schools as optimal recruiting grounds. Some veterans are beginning to fight the propaganda and tell students the truth about military service.
Teachers and Students Respond to Black History Bans
βThe revolution is in the classroom.β
To Transform Work, Start With Schools
Centering schools around the well-being of our students (and their teachers) is the most straightforward path to positive change in the workplace.
Critical Race Theory Opens Up New Opportunities for Student Learning
Amid the heated national controversy about CRT in schools, some Black educators are openly using the framework to help students better understand history and contextualize current events.
How Scholars Are Countering Well-Funded Attacks on Critical Race Theory
There is a long history of right-wing forces fighting against progressive educational curricula. Now, scholars like Robin D. G. Kelley are working to level the playing field against the moneyed political interests behind the attacks.
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