Human Rights

The transitions from school to higher education and employment can have a significant impact on an individual’s lifetime potential. Earlier in 2023, we conducted a literature review to help us…

Environmental justice in the U.S. has become a sociopolitical challenge to pursue a movement that counters environmental injustices that threaten the viability of many communities. Critical race theory provides a…

As a Nicaraguan, I grew up in a multiethnic, multicultural and multilingual country with a large Indigenous population. English and French were the mandatory languages in public and private schools…

Many educators say, “Students are at the heart of everything we do.” As a school leader, I want to make sure this is a lived truth. We make so many…

Math education is living under a spell. Most classes and curricula operate under a pervasive and unspoken assumption; its benefits are widely accepted, but its flaws are all too hidden.…

Like many high school chemistry teachers, Angie Hackman instructs students on atoms, matter and, she says, how they “influence the world around us.” But Hackman also has another responsibility in…

Every administrator is aware of the critical need to rapidly scale up our ability to adequately support student mental health in our nation’s schools. School leaders are stepping up to…

New York City Council members will soon call on the city’s Education Department to broaden access to newspapers and journalism at high schools across the five boroughs. Council members are…

Project 2025 — you might be hearing about it and its potential effects. Vice President Kamala Harris brought it up Tuesday during her first campaign event as the presumptive Democratic…

Bloomberg Philanthropies is donating $600 million to the nation’s four historically Black medical schools to help strengthen their endowments and diversify the medical field, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Howard University’s College…

Grading practices in U.S. schools are antiquated and “out of step” with other contemporary K-12 efforts, according to a study published last month by the Equitable Grading Project, a nonprofit…

UNICEF is proud to announce that the Nigeria Learning Passport has reached a remarkable milestone of one million subscribers. This groundbreaking digital learning platform, launched to ensure continuous learning during…