Nikki Haley Touts an Embellished Account of Her UN “Triumphs”
Charlie Neibergall/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When the super PAC supporting Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign released its first ad touting the former Republican South Carolina governor, the spot led with her service as United Nations ambassador during the Trump administration. Opening with a…
Biden Pushes to Renew Spy Program That Threatens Communities of Color
Mother Jones; Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Early one morning in 2015, FBI agents stormed the home of Xiaoxing Xi and arrested him at gunpoint. As his wife and daughters stood in shock, officers handcuffed the Temple University physics professor and jailed…
Schools Continue to Stigmatize (and Scorn) Autism. Are Robots Really to the Rescue?
The United States guarantees 7.2 million students with disabilities an equal education. But the system is broken. For this package, we spoke with students, parents, teachers, and advocates about the dire state of—and efforts to fix—programs for students with disabilities. You can read all the stories here. Zachary did not want to do the crabwalk.…
How America’s Broken Promise to Millions of Students Became the Status Quo
The United States guarantees 7.2 million students with disabilities an equal education. But the system is broken. For this package, we spoke with students, parents, teachers, and advocates about the dire state of—and efforts to fix—programs for students with disabilities. You can read all the stories here. In the early 2010s, after working as an…
Hawaii Gave $10,000 Bonuses to Teachers. It’s Working—for Now.
The United States guarantees 7.2 million students with disabilities an equal education. But the system is broken. For this package, we spoke with students, parents, teachers, and advocates about the dire state of—and efforts to fix—programs for students with disabilities. You can read all the stories here. For the past nine years, Janet Kim has…
America Promises Equality for Disabled Students. It’s Failing.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the United States, about one in six children have a developmental disability. Federal law guarantees them an equal education. But students, parents, teachers, and advocates say the system is broken. Animation by Janet Mac There are 7.2…