Truthout
Education
Aren’t All Children Equally Deserving?
Pulling back from created other worlds, we are faced continually with moral dilemmasu2014often ones also involving children.
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The GED Test Is About to Get Much Harder, and Much More Expensive
The new version of the exam has tougher questions and a higher registration fee—plus it requires computer proficiency.
Six Ways Neoliberal Education Reform May Be Destroying a College Near You
Higher education is on the verge of falling victim to the same neoliberal ideology as K-12.
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The Central Issue at the Heart of America’s Growing Education Gap
It's time for some new thinking about how to address the persistent inequalities that plague our education system.
Chicago Students Build Safe Space, Practice Restorative Justice
Chicago's restorative justice movement frames a future that is not solely about survival.
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Breaking Away: Top Public Universities Push for “Autonomy” From States
Oregonu2019s three largest state schools are in the process of breaking away from the rest of the public system.
Cyber Schools Fleece Taxpayers for Phantom Students and Failing Grades
K12 Inc. and ALEC have pushed a national agenda to replace brick-and-mortar classrooms with computers and ‘distance learning.’
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Justice Department Awards Grants for Police Officers in Schools
The DOJ is handing out $44 million to provide 356 school resource officers to 141 cities and counties around the country to make schools ‘safer.’
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Disaster Capitalism and Charter Schools: Revisiting New Orleans Post-Katrina
To understand U.S. education and education reform, Carru2019s story of New Orleans is an essential place to start.
Doing the Math: Student Loan Debt and the Adjunct Equation
Like other corporations, the university system makes a killing off part time workers and in turn, we are in debt for life.