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Here you will find coverage of education, parenting, and the expansive journey of human development as it relates to Southern experience. We believe there is an urgent need for transparency in the public discourse surrounding these topics and their exploration here upholds the potency of intimate and imaginative care work, cultural literacies as worldmaking disciplines, and co-constructed definitions of safety that are grounded in the evidence of our lived experiences.

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Out of the fields: In a North Carolina county where few Latino parents have diplomas, their kids are aiming for college

by Meredith Kolodner October 21, 2019November 13, 2023
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Hope in the rural South: Black students combat segregation, poverty and dwindling school funding

by Meredith Kolodner October 21, 2019November 13, 2023
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Hope in coal country: Parents without diplomas keep their kids in school

by Meredith Kolodner October 21, 2019November 13, 2023
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A letter to Black mamas

by Courtney Sebring and Aaron Bryant May 13, 2019November 13, 2023
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#NotKeisha: Spelman students protest Atlanta mayor as commencement speaker

by Ko Bragg May 6, 2019November 13, 2023
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Genesis

by Anna Sandy-Elrod February 18, 2019November 13, 2023
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This 24-year-old lawsuit could radically alter public education in North Carolina

by Michael Cooper October 15, 2018November 13, 2023
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I know the culture that produced Kavanaugh: tradition and violence at D.C. prep schools

by Alysia Nicole Harris October 8, 2018November 13, 2023
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Family and community survival inspire delicious food at Suryana Cuisine in Clarkston, GA

by Jodi Cash August 28, 2018December 12, 2023
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Georgia school bus drivers join labor revolt in public education

by Casey Williams April 26, 2018November 13, 2023
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Learning from the leadership of West Virginia's striking teachers

by R. Garringer March 7, 2018November 13, 2023
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Like father, like son: The intergenerational trauma of incarceration

by Leroy E. Mann January 16, 2018November 13, 2023
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The hands that haunt our kitchen

by Sumi Dutta November 21, 2017November 13, 2023
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How the criminal justice system criminalizes learning disabilities in Texas public schools

by Laura Thompson November 16, 2017November 13, 2023
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Rising racial tension in North Carolina stirs beneath a police officer's alleged assault on 13 year old

by Jordan Green November 14, 2017November 13, 2023
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Two poems: "University of Georgia Dorm" and "Dive Bar Sundays"

by Rupert Fike October 18, 2017November 13, 2023
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Poverty, justice, and education in Roanoke, Virginia

by Mason Adams October 17, 2017November 13, 2023
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"belonging: a haibun"

by Shuyu Cao October 11, 2017November 13, 2023
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A civil rights legacy under attack

by Michael Cooper September 4, 2017November 13, 2023
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Northwest Louisiana Party Song

by Molly McCombs August 2, 2017November 13, 2023
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I want the world to know about this place

by Kari Mugo July 9, 2017November 13, 2023
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Patriot

by Aaron Graham June 28, 2017November 13, 2023
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Becoming a safe haven: Baltimore and the arrival of immigrant youth

by Elizabeth Doerr June 25, 2017November 13, 2023
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Betsy DeVos doesn't really believe in democracy

by Laura Jean Moore April 27, 2017November 13, 2023
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Why we must educate our prisoners

by Lyle C. May November 29, 2016November 13, 2023
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The usual writing is no longer enough

by Matt Whitt November 11, 2016November 13, 2023
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This governor wants to take over 'failing' public schools and turn them into charters

by Allie McCullen and Anna Simonton November 3, 2016November 13, 2023
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Freedom Schools try to teach the truth about race in America

by Jesse DeConto October 9, 2016November 13, 2023
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Video: Meet Brigido, an undocumented farmworker trying to support his family

by William Johnston-Carter September 20, 2016November 13, 2023
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By the numbers: Charlotte's changing schools

by Amy Hawn Nelson and Justin T. Lane September 14, 2016November 13, 2023

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