Culture, Media & Education

Coverage of culture, education, and media systems. Prism’s lens exposes how education, narrative, and culture are shaped and how they are challenged by repression and systemic inequities.

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For Rhode Island BIPOC students, mental health resources start at school

Kio Herrera
For Rhode Island BIPOC students, mental health resources start at school

LGBTQIA+ youth activists urge school districts to reject Virginia’s anti-trans school guidelines

David Tran
Transgender woman working and using smartphone at home

As burnout worsens for educators, Black teachers face intersecting challenges

Vilissa Thompson
Black female teacher with short grey natural hair helping teenager student. Both are wearing face masks

Despite state initiatives, Indigenous education in public schools remains inconsistent

ray levy uyeda
Despite state initiatives, Indigenous education in public schools remains inconsistent

Amid funding cuts and unsatisfactory working conditions, educator unions strike back

Maryam Noor
a Black woman with natural hair wearing a grey shirt and black jacket stands in a crowd. she holds a brown cardboard sign wit

Advocates argue state takeovers of public schools weaken communities

Kio Herrera
Advocates argue state takeovers of public schools weaken communities

Former foster youth praise Biden’s student debt relief plan

Lily Levine
students walk across a college quad

Public schools face challenges in keeping students in the classroom

Kio Herrera
Public schools face challenges in keeping students in the classroom

DeSantis’ education crusade continues despite blockage of Florida’s Stop WOKE Act

Alexandra Martinez
A Latinx teacher with long black hair wears a mask while leading a class of elementary school children. She is kneeling by th

As students head back to school, monkeypox anxiety rises

Alicia Gajraj
As students head back to school, monkeypox anxiety rises

Rhode Island students sued for the right to civics lessons. Now they will ensure others benefit from their efforts

Kio Herrera
A Black young woman is focused on reading through her textbook in the midground.

For-profit coding boot camps prey on BIPOC workers

Sravya Tadepalli
Black female computer programmer wearing a red, black, and white flannel works on a new software and coding while working fro