by Press | Apr 30, 2013 | Blog
With quarantine safety measures in place across the country, LGBTQ+ youth are at an even greater risk of social isolation and depression. Online resources have become increasingly more important for LGBTQ+ youth to maintain their mental and emotional health during and...
by Press | Mar 7, 2013 | Blog
It comes as little surprise that a fierce debate on the use of affirmative action in education has erupted over the past few months. Last October, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a case pertaining to the consideration of...
by Press | Mar 4, 2013 | Blog
As the sequester takes effect, questions loom over how across-the-board budget cuts will affect federally-funded education programs.While most school programs will not experience the brunt of these cuts until the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year, schools...
by Press | Mar 1, 2013 | Blog
Today, the sequestration is set to take effect. The sequester will cut funding for education by a total $3 billion. The cuts will bear an array of deafening consequences for millions of our nation’s most vulnerable children. Such consequences would dissolve or...
by Press | Feb 12, 2013 | Blog
In light of the tragic school shooting in Connecticut that killed twenty school children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School, there has been a loud call to increase the number of armed security in our schools. On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, Obama forwarded...
by Press | Jan 18, 2013 | Blog
Conversations about educational equity often ignore the critical relationship between sustainable communities and sustainable schools. As a result, education advocates frequently miss opportunities to integrate education reform into broader strategies to build...