education

education

jezebel

school

Congrats, New Grads! By the Way, You Don’t Know Anything

11. Don’t get confused, though: Unless you are actually poor, you are not actually poor.

Jezebel —

May 29, 2012

Daily Fix

education

politics + activism

Illinois State Senate Doesn’t Pass Bullying Measure, Because It Might Encourage Homosexuality

Illinois’ State Senate somehow found a reason not to pass an anti-bullying measure.

Rachel —

May 24, 2012

college

education

school

Check Out Open CourseWare, Because Using Your Brain is Fun

Rachel’s Team Pick: What if you could take a class called “Rethinking the Family, Sex, and Gender” (and more) for free? YOU CAN.

Rachel —

Apr 16, 2012

Daily Fix

education

politics + activism

Long Island PTA Chapter Will Exist Solely to Support Gay Teens and Be Totally Awesome

“You don’t have to live on Long Island to join. You don’t have to be gay or have a kid who is gay… All you have to do is believe…

Rachel —

Apr 13, 2012

Daily Fix

education

politics + activism

A Tale of Two Plans for Sex Ed in Alabama

‘Not an acceptable lifestyle,’” Todd said. “What the heck does that mean? It’s like they’re trying to say we shouldn’t exist.”

Rachel —

Mar 21, 2012

Daily Fix

education

politics + activism

Bradlee Dean’s Anti-Gay Metal Band Rocks Iowa School to Everyone’s Horror and Dismay

“In the aftermath of the apparently horrific “performance,” the school is now scrambling to not only recover the money paid to the Junkyard Prophets but provide counseling to the students…

Rachel —

Mar 13, 2012

education

people of color

politics + activism

Supreme Court Considers Rejecting Affirmative Action From College Admissions Process

Affirmative action is going to the Supreme Court — maybe for the last time.

Whitney Pow —

Feb 28, 2012

Daily Fix

education

politics + activism

Virginia School District Decides Secret to Gay Bullying Lies in “Cross-Gender Dressing”

A Virginia school district is thinking about a rule that would prohibit “cross-gender dressing” in a backwards attempt at addressing bullying.

Rachel —

Feb 14, 2012

Daily Fix

education

society + culture

We Don’t Need No Education (That Doesn’t Recognize Queer Identities)

“You learn, through how you live your body in the world, how power operates and how institutions reproduce oppressive forms of normativity.”

Rachel —

Jan 31, 2012

Daily Fix

education

politics + activism

GLSEN Study Finds Anti-Gay Bullying and Uncomfortable Teachers in Elementary Schools

“Less than half of the teachers surveyed believe a gender nonconforming individual would feel comfortable at their school. ”

Jamie J. Hagen —

Jan 23, 2012

Daily Fix

education

politics + activism

New Recommended Guidelines Could Make Sex Ed Not Completely Terrible

There’s a new set of recommended guidelines for sex education, and in a perfect world, they would actually be put into practice.

Rachel —

Jan 16, 2012

Arizona

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Arizona Judge Rules Mexican-American Studies Illegal, Is Horrible and Wrong

I can’t believe this is real and I’m not actually trapped in a George Orwell book.

Whitney Pow —

Dec 31, 2011