According to a study funded by the NCTE, despite nationwide efforts to diversify texts used by teachers in secondary English literature classrooms, the list of books most taught by the nation’s teachers is written by dead, white men. In the study “The State of Literature Use in US Secondary English Classrooms,” funded by the National […]
Cheryl Adams
Cheryl is a veteran educator turned journalist turned editor. I love long walks and debating on social media about the human side of arguments.
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Trump abruptly returns $5 billion in funding back to schools
In an abrupt move, the Department of Education announced on Friday that it would release over $5 billion in funding to school systems after the Trump administration paused it on July 1 without warning. These already approved federal funding is intended to support summer and after-school programs for migrant students, English learners, and underserved communities were […]
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NEA Executive leadership votes to maintain relationship with Anti-Defamation League
Last night, the nine-member NEA executive committee voted against severing ties with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) over claims of how it treated organizations critical of Israel. “Today, following the culmination of a thorough review process as governed by NEA rules, including a vote by NEA’s Executive Committee earlier this week, NEA’s Board of Directors—representing the […]
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Trump plans to unfreeze $1 billion for after-school funding
The Trump administration will unfreeze more than $1 billion for after-school and summer programming, according to a source within the administration. This comes after funding was paused on July 1, and across the country, school districts and state officials have been on the official. According to ABC News, “The programmatic review is over for 21st […]
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Republicans to introduce a bill to revoke charter of NEA, the largest labor union
If two Congressional Republicans have their way, the NEA, the largest labor union in the United States, will no longer have congressional ties. In a bill to be introduced tomorrow, Wednesday, July 16, Republicans Rep. Mark Harris of North Carolina and Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee will introduce the National Education Association Charter Repeal Act […]
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New Colorado law mandates black history in K-12 public schools
In early June, Governor Jared Polis signed into law legislation to establish statewide Black history education standards in Colorado’s public K-12 schools. HB25-1149, sponsored by Representative Regina English, D-Colorado Springs, and Senator Tony Exum, Sr., D-Colorado Springs, requires the Colorado Department of Education to develop a standard K-12 curriculum for Black history and cultural studies […]
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Supreme Court allows Trump adminstration to resume firing Department of Education staff
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to pause a lower court order requiring the Department of Education to reinstate nearly 1,400 employees laid off earlier this year. The unsigned ruling blocked a May decision by U.S. District Judge Myong Joun, who concluded the administration lacked the authority to “effectively dismantle […]
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Largest teacher union, NEA votes to cut ties with the Anti Defamation League
The National Education Association, the nation’s largest teachers’ union, has voted to sever the partnership with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a civil rights group focused on combating antisemitism, according to an NEA spokesperson. This would call for the union to no longer use ADL materials on antisemitism and Holocaust education. “As educators, we are committed […]