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As the Right Fights the Teaching of Race, A New AP Course Expands It
The history of academic freedom for LGBTQ educators and LGBTQ issues in the curriculum shows us that progress is not linear and that old ploys resurface in new guises. More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Cynthia Dewi Oka
To question something is to refuse its inevitability; to me that is one way we exercise our humanity in the face of inhumane conditions. More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with John Weir
It’s terrible to be turned into a human interest story on the nightly news, particularly when the story is about fear and hatred and death and survival. More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Helen Benedict and Eyad Awwadawnan
Perhaps the easiest and yet one of the most valuable things we can all do is to be kind to newcomers in our land—offer them a seat on a… More
PEN/The Order Present: Training Workshops for Independent Russian Journalists
The Russian government controls and censors news outlets and severely restricts internet usage, leaving independent journalists in the critical position of providing the public with transparent, meaningful information on… More
For LGBTQ Teachers, Academic Freedom Means the Freedom to Exist
The history of academic freedom for LGBTQ educators and LGBTQ issues in the curriculum shows us that progress is not linear and that old ploys resurface in new guises. More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Cheryl Boyce-Taylor
It has always been my intention to give my readers truth and offer them permission to be truthful without judgment in their own lives and work. More
Today’s Book Bans Echo a Panic Against Comic Books in the 1950s
History shows that when Americans grow panicked about the impact of reading material on children, they often don’t scrutinize specific claims against materials. More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Fatimah Asghar
It’s important for us to keep making stories that actually have nuanced portrayals of the communities that we come from, and also break the burden of needing our voices… More
Conservatives’ Panic Over Teachers Misses How Little Freedom They Have
In preventing teachers from guiding students in debate and critical inquiry and inhibiting them from educating about social justice, we have weakened the core elements of American democracy. More
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