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Education
As Cities Subsidize Billions for Developers, Teachers Ask, “What About Us?”
Educators are rallying against economic development programs they say benefit corporations at the expense of schools.
Betsy DeVos’s Vision for an Indebted Future? A Robotic Student Loan Chatbot
Automating financial aid with dystopian chatbots and streamlined websites will not solve the student debt crisis.
Betsy DeVos’s Family Foundation Funnels Money to Her Right-Wing Supporters
Trump's education secretary is effectively funding an outside propaganda operation, says a watchdog group.
Democratic 2020 Candidates Focus on Public Education at Historic Forum
The Democratic Presidential Forum on Public Education was organized by unions, civil rights and education groups.
Betsy DeVos Forced Students Defrauded by For-Profit Colleges to Repay Loans
DeVos overruled findings calling for full debt relief. Now she wants to gut the debt relief program entirely.
Wealthy Cities Can Afford to Expand Pre-K. What About Everyone Else?
In struggling Rust Belt cities, child care deserts threaten educational progress.
Let’s Push Democratic Presidential Hopefuls to Address U.S. Bases on Okinawa
If Democrats want to cut back on our 800-some overseas military bases, there is no better place to start than Okinawa.
DeVos Accused of Scheming to Stop Next President From Canceling Student Debt
The plan involves turning the Federal Student Aid office into a new and supposedly independent federal agency.
Mayor Pete Is Wrong — Free Public College Could Unite the Country
Universal public goods, such as Social Security, are widely popular. The same would likely be true for higher education.
States Could Soon Be Forced to Fund Religious Education
In January, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could further erode the barrier between church and state.