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A Texas Democrat voted against rights for trans kids. This queer Black mom challenged her – and won
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoFor labor organizer Lauren Ashley Simmons, every battle is ‘David and Goliath.’ The state’s new...
Texas' diversity, equity and inclusion ban has led to more than 100 job cuts at state universities
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoA ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education has led to more than 100...
Training a new generation of ‘climate doctors’
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSince 2019, the number of US medical schools requiring coursework on the effects of climate change has more than doubled. A Colorado program goes a step...
After being in coma and nearly dying from lupus, Texas student fights back for graduation
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoThe footage from the ceremony quieted from routine clapping for the graduates crossing the stage at...
When Como had a college: How Fort Worth missed out on a needed professional school
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoA century ago, the city was home to a university billed as the next Tuskegee Institute. But it ran...
School vouchers are on the table in Texas. But do they help students succeed?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoSupporters of a proposed program that would allow Texas families to use public money to pay for...
The South Isn’t Doomed. Southern Organizers Have Always Put In The Work.
HuffPost via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoDespite voter suppression tactics and Herschel Walker being propped up for a Senate run in Georgia,...
Here’s the biggest news you missed this weekend
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoThe Biden administration's student debt relief program is on hold. And a Texas trooper who responded in Uvalde was fired. It's the weekend's biggest...
The US isn’t ready for stronger hurricanes, experts say. How structures are built could help.
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoAs southwestern Florida reels from Hurricane Ian’s devastation, residents can look to recovery...
How Texas' abortion ban hurts Big Oil's effort to transform its workforce
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 2 years agoAs Texas officials moved to restrict abortion, promote Christianity in schools and the state's power...