Teacher Reflects On Kendrick Lamar's Middle School Days

Find out what it was like to teach "Quiet Kendrick." PLUS: The nightmare of sextortion for teen boys, and how language is being used to dehumanize trans people

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In this edition:

• The Devastating Impact For Women And Girls If The Department Of Education Shuts Down

• Compton Teacher Who Once Taught Kendrick Lamar Reflects On Rapper's Early Start

• How Trump Uses Language to Attack the Idea of Transgender Identity

• These Young Men Were Tricked Into Sending Nude Photos, Then Blackmailed: The Nightmare Of Sextortion

• Trump Officials Ask CDC, FDA To Use Gender Notice On Restored Websites

• The Missing Link: Addressing Boys’ Disengagement From Education

• Doctor: Sex Is A Spectrum, And We Have Evidence

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The Devastating Impact For Women And Girls If The Department Of Education Shuts Down (NBC News)

When politicians talk about eliminating the U.S. Department of Education, they frame it as a cost-cutting measure, a bureaucratic trim for leaner governance. But let’s be clear: dismantling the Department isn’t just an administrative shift — it’s a direct economic attack on women and girls, with consequences that will ripple through every household, business and community in America. The stakes aren’t just educational; they’re economic, and the price will be paid by all of us. READ MORE

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