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Justin G. May 29, 2025

They Told Us to Be Strong - But Never Taught Us How to Heal From Anxiety

Do you ever feel like your heart is sprinting, but your body is stuck? Like there's a weight on your chest, but you keep going because you have to? That's anxiety. And for far too long, it's been the invisible chain holding too many of us back. In Black communities across the U.S., anxiety has long...

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Justin G. May 28, 2025

Supreme Court Sidesteps Student Gender Expression Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of Liam Morrison, a middle school student in Massachusetts who was blocked from wearing a T-shirt that read, "There Are Only Two Genders." The decision not to take up the case, known as L.M. v. Town of Middleborough, upholds the lower court...

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Justin G. May 28, 2025

New York Schools Begin Implementation Plans for Cellphone Ban

Starting in Fall 2025, classrooms across New York State will "sound" a little different. Not because of new lessons but because of what won't be heard: the buzzing, pinging, and scrolling of cellphones. Governor Kathy Hochul's newly enacted "bell-to-bell" cellphone ban in all public and charter...

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Justin G. May 28, 2025

Education Watch: 10 Must-Know School Stories Across New York State

From student-led protests to superintendent shakeups, here's your exclusive, community-rooted roundup of what's happening in schools across New York State this May. These stories reflect the resilience, activism, and challenges facing our students, educators, and families. 1. Ellis Prep Academy...

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Justin G. May 27, 2025

Federal Support for Homeless Students Faces Threat of Elimination

Imagine being 9 years old, sleeping in a car one week, a shelter the next, and then bouncing between motels, all while trying to finish your math homework and make it to school on time. For over 1.4 million children in America, this is not fiction. It's daily life. And now, the stability they've...

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Justin G. May 27, 2025

Judge Halts Trump's Plan to Gut Department of Education

A federal judge in Boston has thrown a wrench into President Donald Trump's sweeping efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, blocking the administration's move to gut the agency through mass firings and program transfers. The Thursday (May 22) ruling by U.S. District Judge Myong Joun...

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Justin G. May 26, 2025

New York Remembers Its Heroes on Memorial Day, Mourns the Loss of Charles Rangel

This Memorial Day, New York remembered. We remembered our soldiers, our principles, and the people who carried our struggles on their backs. From Harlem to Hempstead, New Yorkers gathered this Memorial Day not just to BBQ or enjoy a long weekend, but to honor those who paid the ultimate price in...

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Justin G. May 24, 2025

The Hidden Schools: Grooming the Billionaire Elite While Public Schools Train Workers

Behind castle walls, high in the Swiss Alps, or tucked away on manicured estates in New Jersey, there are schools the average American has never heard of because they were never meant to be found. These are not your everyday private schools. These are institutions where tuition alone rivals the...

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Justin G. May 23, 2025

Vincent Weaver Betrayed Us All

The statistics have long painted a grim picture: less than 2% of teachers in America are Black men, while Black students make up nearly 16% of the student population. States like New York have launched initiatives to recruit more Black men into education as they understand the impact this...

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Justin G. May 22, 2025

New Education Grant Priorities and Budget Cuts and What This Means For Our Communities

When the U.S. Department of Education announces new priorities, we pay attention because we know firsthand how policy decisions in Washington ripple through our classrooms, shape our children's futures, and impact the resources available to our neighborhoods. On Tuesday, Education Secretary Linda...

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Justin G. May 22, 2025

She Mastered It: A Mother's Journey to Raising a Scholar and Becoming One Too

She Mastered It isn't just a story about a degree; it's a story of struggle, growth, resilience, accountability, and love in a world that often doesn't make space for women to be both mothers and scholars. One mother, reflecting on her daughter's recent graduation with a Master's degree and her new...

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Justin G. May 21, 2025

DOJ Ends Post-George Floyd Police Reform Efforts

The Department of Justice has terminated negotiations for court-enforced settlements with police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville, cities where high-profile police killings of Black individuals in 2020 sparked global protests. The DOJ is also closing investigations and retracting findings...

Your Evaluation Is Being Rewritten: A New York Teacher's Playbook for the STEPS System

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They Told Us to Be Strong - But Never Taught Us How to Heal From Anxiety

Supreme Court Sidesteps Student Gender Expression Case

New York Schools Begin Implementation Plans for Cellphone Ban

Education Watch: 10 Must-Know School Stories Across New York State

Federal Support for Homeless Students Faces Threat of Elimination

Judge Halts Trump's Plan to Gut Department of Education

New York Remembers Its Heroes on Memorial Day, Mourns the Loss of Charles Rangel

The Hidden Schools: Grooming the Billionaire Elite While Public Schools Train Workers

Vincent Weaver Betrayed Us All

New Education Grant Priorities and Budget Cuts and What This Means For Our Communities

She Mastered It: A Mother's Journey to Raising a Scholar and Becoming One Too

DOJ Ends Post-George Floyd Police Reform Efforts

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