Texas Board of Education Urged to Reject Climate-Accurate Textbooks
Retired school teacher Anthony Bruner testifies before the Texas Board of Education public during a public hearing raising objections to proposed history books.Eric Gay/AP This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Just a week after Texas voters approved billions of dollars to build new gas-fired power plants,…
The Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Students Is a Disaster for Free Speech
A protester holds a Palestinian flag during demonstration at Penn State on October 12, 2023.Paul Weaver/Sipa via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last month, the head of Florida’s public university system issued a directive. After consulting with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Chancellor Ray…
Pennsylvania Voters Rejected the Culture Wars in School Board Races
A protester holds a placard during a protest against Moms For Liberty in Philadelphia.Matthew Hatcher/Sipa USA via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Is the “parental rights” movement slowing down? In 2021, there was a broad push after the pandemic from the right to…
Inside the Knock-Down, Drag-Out Fight Over the Soul of a Pennsylvania School District
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Lela Casey decided to speak up at a school board meeting of Pennsylvania’s Central Bucks School District in September, she was still troubled by an incident that had happened at a similar meeting in March. The mother of…
The Karens Policing Black Kids’ Hair Aren’t Here to Help
Michael Wyke/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, Barbers High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, after administering more than 40 days of in-school suspension to 18-year-old Darryl George for the length of his dreadlocks, removed him from classes and enrolled him in a disciplinary…
How Accessible Sex Ed Helps Young Adults With Developmental Disabilities Form Healthy Relationships
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When he was a teenager, Ben believed that he struggled with friendships and romantic relationships more than others his age. Discerning personal boundaries and finding ways to effectively communicate often bewildered him, and he wasn’t sure what certain signals…