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State Lawmakers Are Increasingly Meddling in the Affairs of Public Universities
Conservative lawmakers are stripping power from college faculty in a push for greater academic oversight.
Texas Poised to Add Bible Stories to Public School Curriculum
The proposal represents yet another right-wing attack on religious and racial diversity in Texas.
Emergency Loans Are Costing US Schools Millions — and Lining Wall Street Pockets
States’ political failures are causing a massive transfer of wealth from classrooms to the richest banks in the nation.
Hillel International Has 3-Prong Strategy Targeting Campus Palestine Solidarity
Until these programs are dismantled, US campuses are nothing more than Zionist re-education camps.
Changes at Education Department Will Leave Many Vulnerable Students at Risk
The Trump administration has taken aggressive new steps this week to shut down the Department of Education.
The New School Guts Faculty and Staff as Higher Ed Intensifies Austerity
“If this kind of austerity can happen at The New School, it can happen everywhere,” says professor Jeremy Varon.
Higher Education Must Not Become a Research Arm of Militarized Power
Universities risk becoming agents of militarized socialization rather than sites of democratic education.
As Censorship Expands, Autonomous Libraries Are Springing Up to Fill the Gaps
From California to Illinois to Oregon, flourishing anarchist libraries are spreading knowledge and building community.
The New School Investigates Student Leaders Who Voted to Strip Hillel of Funding
“This is extremely worrying when we made a very basic case about international law,” said the student senate chair.
Trump Describes Executions to Kids, While MAGA Bans Lessons Causing “Discomfort”
Trump’s lesson to children was to fear difference, obey power, and treat vulnerable people as threats.