Bill Targeting Trans Student Athletes Fails in South Dakota
On Monday, the South Dakota State House narrowly voted against a bill seeking to reject a policy that allows…
Building More LGBTQ-Inclusive Sex Education for Students
At 13, Chris Angel Murphy left an abusive home and entered Los Angeles’s foster care system. “I was struggling with…
Teachers in Texas Voice Concerns Over Curriculum Standards That 'Misrepresent' the Civil War
Proposed changes to Texas curriculum standards impede instructors’ ability to teach “accurate history,” some teachers…
School Chef Added Kangaroo to Students' Chili; Parents Pissed, Hate Creativity
A school superintendent is so very sorry that a school chef added kangaroo meat to a chili he served up to students in…
Genderqueer Teen Wore Massive Trans Pride Flag During Betsy DeVos's School Visit
Fourteen-year-old Torin Hodgman decided to make a statement when Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visited their Michigan…
The Trump Administration Is Rebranding Abstinence-Only Bullshit As 'Risk Avoidance'
The Trump administration is giving sex educators two choices: Create a curriculum that tells teens to never have sex, o…
Let's Spend Our Days Like These Swedish Preschool Girls, Barefoot in the Snow and Screaming!
There’s a piece up at the New York Times examining the ways in which Sweden tries to keep its preschool classrooms…
Texas Teacher Fired for Giving Student 'Most Likely to Become a Terrorist' Award
A middle school teacher from Channelview, Texas has reportedly been fired after giving offensive fake awards to…
Trumpism Is, Perhaps Unsurprisingly, Turning Children Into Little Racist Shitheads
Apologies for the nausea I’m about to bring into your life, though you probably saw this coming: child bullies are…
Other Parents Are the Worst Kind of Hell
“Ask the Matriarchy” is a four-part advice series running on Thursdays.
Texas Tea Party Lawmaker Pushes for Schools to Out Their Students to Parents
Konni Burton, a Texas Tea Party state senator, has proposed a bill that would lawfully require school employees to out…
You People Need to Stop With This Scary Clown Bullshit
Okay jokers, listen up. Maybe you think dressing as a psychotic clown seems like jolly good fun. Maybe you see it as…
Elite Prep School St. George's Will Settle with 30 Former Students Who Allege Sexual Abuse
St. George’s School, an elite boarding school in Rhode Island, announced Wednesday that it would compensate the 30 of…
Report Reveals Widespread Sexual Abuse At New England Private Schools
The Boston Globe’s Spotlight Investigation Team has published a report unearthing a disturbingly large number of sexual…
Florida Girl, Age 12, Arrested for Pinching Classmate's Butt
In Longwood, Florida, a Seminole County suburb of Orlando, 12-year-old Breana Evans was suspended from her middle…
Great Britain's Elite Private Schools Strive to Be More Diverse
Great Britain’s most elite private schools—Eton College and Rugby School to name two—are often seen as emblematic of…
102-Year-Old 'Granny' Still Teaches Home Ec to School Kids
America’s oldest teacher is, apparently, a 102-year-old woman known to her students as “Granny,” who teaches Home Ec…
Entire Los Angeles School District Closed Due to Unspecified Threat
Every school in the Los Angeles Unified School District was shuttered on Tuesday after an unspecified, wide-ranging…
A Georgia Teacher Asked a Muslim Teen If She Was Carrying a Bomb in Her Backpack
A father of a Muslim middle school student says a teacher asked his 13-year-old daughter if she was carrying a bomb in…
Feds to Investigate Whether Ahmed Mohamed's Civil Rights Were Violated
On September 16, 2015, 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school because,…