Shruti Rajkumar

Shruti Rajkumar

Shruti Rajkumar is a freelance journalist with a focus on disability reporting. Previously, they were a breaking news reporter at HuffPost. Rajkumar earned a Bachelor's degree from Emerson College and

8 posts
New England educators and students brace for ICE raids
Education

New England educators and students brace for ICE raids

As ICE steps up raids across the country, educators and students in New England are on edge, worried about arrests and disruptions in their schools

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4 Min
By: Shruti Rajkumar
Federal judge blocks New Hampshire anti-DEI law amid disability rights concerns
Education

Federal judge blocks New Hampshire anti-DEI law amid disability rights concerns

Legal fight intensifies as educators and advocates warn that the vague law threatens support for disabled students and could lead to loss of essential funding

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3 Min
By: Shruti Rajkumar
Massachusetts plans for antisemitism education spark backlash over Anti-Defamation League’s influence
Education

Massachusetts plans for antisemitism education spark backlash over Anti-Defamation League’s influence

State recommendations for combating antisemitism in schools are facing pushback from educators and advocates who warn that the ADL’s influence may limit academic freedom and distort historical perspective

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5 Min
By: Shruti Rajkumar
Federal cuts to teacher training programs threaten diversity and equity in Massachusetts classrooms
Education

Federal cuts to teacher training programs threaten diversity and equity in Massachusetts classrooms

As Massachusetts schools brace for another year of teacher shortages, federal cuts have left vital funding programs hanging by a thread

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4 Min
By: Shruti Rajkumar
‘We’re not going to accept anti-public education politicians’: New England educators speak out after lawsuit against Trump’s DEI ban
Education

‘We’re not going to accept anti-public education politicians’: New England educators speak out after lawsuit against Trump’s DEI ban

Teachers described uncertainty about the potential impact of Trump’s directive to eliminate DEI in public schools, especially on immigrant and low-income students

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5 Min
By: Shruti Rajkumar
Maine community refuses to back down from Trump’s attacks against transgender athletes
Gender & LGBTQIA+

Maine community refuses to back down from Trump’s attacks against transgender athletes

Maine has remained firm in its decision to allow transgender students to participate in school sports despite threats from the Trump administration to withhold federal funding

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6 Min
By: Shruti Rajkumar
Two transgender girls in New Hampshire are the first to challenge Trump’s trans sports ban
Education

Two transgender girls in New Hampshire are the first to challenge Trump’s trans sports ban

The lawsuit, which was originally filed against a state law that banned trans girls from school sports teams, is now also fighting Trump’s executive order

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5 Min
By: Shruti Rajkumar
Legal threat to long-standing disability law sets precedent for future civil rights attacks, advocates warn
Gender & LGBTQIA+

Legal threat to long-standing disability law sets precedent for future civil rights attacks, advocates warn

Texas v. Becerra targets Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act after the Biden administration included gender dysphoria as a protected disability

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4 Min
By: Shruti Rajkumar

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