Category Archives: Education Policy

AFT and AAUP Defend the Department of Education

Posted on March 24, 2025 by briansandberg

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), and two public school districts in the state of Massachusetts have filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Department of Education. The … Continue reading →

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Attack on U.S. Research and Education: French Views

Posted on March 17, 2025 by briansandberg

I participated in a workshop on Guerres de Religion et Changement Climatique (Religious Wars and Climate Change) at the IMéRA (Institute for Advanced Study) in Marseille, France, on 11 March 2025. This was a workshop that I co-organized with Jérémie … Continue reading →

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American Federation of Teachers Lawsuit vs. Dept. Ed.

Posted on February 26, 2025 by briansandberg

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Democracy Forward, and their allies have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education and its Trump-appointed leaders. “A lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses the Trump administration of trying to radically rewrite well-established civil rights … Continue reading →

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Defending Academic Freedom

Posted on February 24, 2025 by briansandberg

Defending academic freedom has become an essential daily task for professors and researchers in the United States. The Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom (CDAF) at the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has prepared resources and toolkits for … Continue reading →

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AAUP Lawsuit Blocks Trump Executive Orders

Posted on February 22, 2025 by briansandberg

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and its allies have successfully blocked (at least temporarily) two key executive orders issued by President Trump on higher education issues. The Democracy Forward lawsuit claims that the Trump executive orders are unconstitutional, … Continue reading →

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Higher Education Funding in Illinois

Posted on February 21, 2025 by briansandberg

State universities in Illinois have been underfunded for decades and this is especially true of the second tier state universities such as Northern Illinois University. Educational funding for state universities across the United States has long failed to pay for … Continue reading →

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Defending Research and Higher Education in the U.S.

Posted on February 21, 2025 by briansandberg

Professors, researchers, and educators across the nation are taking actions to defend research and higher education in the United States. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) states: “The Trump administration and many state governments are accelerating attacks on academic … Continue reading →

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Resisting the Renaming of the Gulf of Mexico

Posted on February 16, 2025 by briansandberg

Apple Maps and Google Maps have renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” following President Trump desire to rename it. These applications and their companies are increasingly complicit in the Trump administration’s war on reality and their … Continue reading →

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AHA and History Teaching in the News

Posted on September 20, 2024 by briansandberg

The American History Association and high school history teaching are in the news once again as the so-called “Culture Wars” continue to rage across the nation. History and Social Sciences teachers and their curricula often find themselves in the crosshairs … Continue reading →

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Students in Florida Respond to the History Wars

Posted on April 19, 2023 by briansandberg

The History Wars are being waged in classrooms in the State of Florida, as a new front in the broader Culture Wars across the United States. Governor Ron DeSantis and the Republican-dominated state legislature of Florida have passed a series … Continue reading →

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