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Gini Pupo-Walker is the executive director of The Education Trust in Tennessee, a former Nashville School Board members and educator.

Moms for Liberty, a national right-wing advocacy group, was born in Florida as a response to COVID-19 school closures and mask mandates. But it quickly became just as well known for pushing policies branded as anti-LGBTQ+ by opponents. So when one of its founders, Bridget Ziegler, recently told police that she and her husband, who is under criminal investigation for sexual assault, had a consensual sexual encounter with another woman, the perceived disconnect between her public stances and priva

UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect the housing authority in Ward 4 is Western Gardens. We regret the error and are happy to set the record straight.

Members of the Boys and Girls Club of East Mississippi, children from Eastern Gardens and members of the community joined Ward 4 Meridian City Councilwoman Romande Walker on Monday as

Leaders in Pennsylvania school districts, large and small, are forced to make unthinkable decisions as they work within crumbling buildings, triage educational resources and improvise a social safety net, state

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced the formation of a new state agency targeted at improving educational outcomes from preschool through postsecondary instruction. The new Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential (MiLEAP) will have three offices: Early Childhood Education, Higher Education and Education Partnerships. The department is part of Whitmer’s sweeping “Make It In […]

Pennsylvania House lawmakers passed eight bipartisan bills, including four with unanimous approval, in the lower chamber’s return to session this week after a nearly two-month hiatus. With a narrow one-vote

Scrutiny from conservatives around teaching about race, gender and sexuality has made many educators reluctant to discuss such issues. To fill gaps, some students are looking to social media.

New Mexico State University says it is hiring an external, third-party investigator to review the events surrounding last month’s fatal shooting of a student from a rival university. UNMSU Athletic

An Ohio school says an internal dispute over security prompted a last-minute cancellation of a weekend children’s storytelling event featuring performers in drag amid a planned protest by a far-right