Welcome to Stay Woke! Your Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Wednesday, June 25, 2025! Happy hump day all…These schools here in Texas are failing our kids, but Dan Patrick is more […]
Tag: Education
Posted inCulture
We Must Preserve the National Museum of African American History and Culture — as it Was Envisioned
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is in the crosshairs of Donald Trump’s executive order, which seeks to erase the history and contributions of people of color, and it is up to ordinary people to preserve and project the edits on the walls of government buildings.
Posted inOpinion
Pell Grants at Peril: 7 Million Recipients Face $9 Billion Program Cut
The federal education budget for FY 2026 proposes a $9 billion cut to Pell Grants, which would reduce the maximum award from $7,395 to $5,710 and limit eligibility to students completing 30 academic credit hours.
Posted inWord In Black
What Do ICE Raids Teach Kids?
ICE raids have created a climate of fear for immigrant students, causing them to skip school and leading to anxiety, depression, and school disengagement, while advocates are pushing for legislation to restrict federal agents’ access to schools and student data.
Posted inChan Zuckerberg Initiative
School Discipline in the Crosshairs: Texas School Discipline HB 6 Raises Equity and Oversight Concerns
Texas HB 6 aims to tighten disciplinary policies, but without addressing the root causes of student behavior or providing additional support systems, it risks widening the opportunity gaps and accelerating the school-to-prison pipeline.
Posted inNewsletters
Stay Woke! Your Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Monday, June 23, 2025
Welcome to Stay Woke! Your Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Monday, June 23, 2025! In today’s newsletter, Trump is insane and begging to keep oil prices down because he never considers […]
Posted inWord In Black
Why Do Schools Keep Failing Black Kids?
Black students are struggling with math and reading proficiency, and are falling behind in preschool and high school, with systemic racial issues and poverty outside of the classroom contributing to the disparities.
Posted inNewsletters
Stay Woke! Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Friday, June 20, 2025
Welcome to Stay Woke! Your Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Friday, June 20, 2025! Hey fam! While we celebrated the end of slavery in the US, the laziest POTUS ever said […]
Posted inEducation
Can You Teach the Truth in America?
Educators, students, and organizers are pushing back against school censorship and book bans by participating in the Zinn Education Project’s Teach Truth Day of Action, which includes pop-up book giveaways and screenings of documentaries about resisting curriculum censorship.
Posted inJuneteenth
They Tried to Erase Us, We Told the Story Anyway
Juneteenth, a holiday that was kept alive by Black families and communities through oral history, is a powerful reminder of the importance of remembering and telling our stories in order to resist invisibility and promote a multicultural democracy.
