Category: SOE in the News
Professor Jing Lei Argues for the Wise Use of AI in Schools
NY teachers push for AI protections in the classroom (Spectrum News | July 3, 2025) At a recent rally in Ithaca, teachers called on state lawmakers to protect the uniquely...Read More
Fireworks and Trauma: Professor Ken Marfilius Provides Advice for July 4
Fretting over fireworks: Dealing with sounds, sights and smells this Independence Day (Via Spectrum News | July 3, 2025) The Fourth of July celebrates America’s independence, usually with concerts, cookouts...Read More
Professor Sabrina Butler Addresses School Cell Phone Bans with Spectrum News
Some officials say New York’s phone ban good for students (Spectrum News | June 5, 2025) It’s a new law that will impact K-12 students across the Empire State –...Read More
The Nation: Professor George Theoharis Asks “What’s Really at Stake in Mahmoud v. Taylor?”
My Kindergarten Class Taught Me What’s Really at Stake in Mahmoud v. Taylor (The Nation | June 2, 2025) Twenty-five years ago, I was teaching kindergarten in Wisconsin. It was...Read More
Professor Sabrina Butler Debates Benefits of Banning Cell Phones in Schools
The number of school districts considering banning cell phones during the school day is on the rise nationwide. At least eight states have banned smartphones in public school classrooms, while...Read More
Professor George Theoharis Comments to Newsweek on SCOTUS Charter Schools Decision
Why Amy Coney Barrett May Have Sat Out Huge Supreme Court Case (Newsweek | May 22, 2025) U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the lone jurist on the...Read More
Professor Susan Thomas Pens TIME OpEd on International Students
How the U.S. Betrayed International Students (TIME | April 29, 2025) Momodou Taal, a Cornell University international student who brought a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, didn’t appear for his March 25...Read More
“Why Schools Must Protect Trans Kids”: Professor George Theoharis Pens Syracuse.com OpEd
(Syracuse.com | March 25, 2025) This open letter to our schools and community was written by faculty members and doctoral students from the Syracuse University School of Education. In was...Read More
“Trying to Destabilize”: Professor George Theoharis Comments on Department of Education EO for The Daily Orange
Trump’s order dismantling DOEd leaves effects on K-12, higher education uncertain (The Daily Orange | March 26, 2025) During his second campaign, President Donald Trump repeatedly asserted plans to eliminate the U.S....Read More
Professor Christy Ashby Discusses Redlining and Public Schools with The Daily Orange
Historic redlining in Syracuse continues to impact public schools (The Daily Orange | March 18, 2025) When Christine Ashby, director of the Center on Disability and Inclusion at Syracuse University,...Read More