Truthout
Education
Normalization of Racist “Academia” Threatens Students of Color
Satoshi Kanazawa's “scholarship” has created a hostile environment on campus for women and people of color.
DeVos’s Response to School Shootings? Make School More Like Prison
Trump and DeVos are using gun violence to justify rolling back civil rights and militarizing public schools.
Can the Nation’s First Charter School Strike Transform the Industry?
Illinois state reps, in solidarity with Acero charter network strikers, announced bills to reform the charter industry.
When Schools Use Child Protective Services as a Weapon Against Parents
Schools are legally obligated to report suspicion of child abuse and neglect, but sometimes that authority is misused.
Betsy DeVos Uses Our Taxes for Koch Brothers’ Agenda
Betsy DeVos selects education programs in order to feed her propaganda campaign for market-based education “reform.”
Bake Sales Can’t Fix School Funding Pinch Caused by Corporate Tax Cuts
No amount of corporate philanthropy can replace corporate taxes as a source of funding for public schools.
Enough Thanksgiving Myths. Schools Should Teach Indigenous History.
Authentic stories of Native resilience offer valuable lessons in the power of relationships to land and community.
Betsy DeVos Faces Another Lawsuit Over For-Profit College Loans
DeVos to being sued to comply with a court order to discharge student loans for now-shuttered for-profit colleges.
Forty-Two Percent of Children Under 5 Live in a Child Care “Desert”
There are more than four infants and toddlers in need of care for every one spot in a licensed center.
How to Make College More Affordable
Free tuition alone is not enough for many low-income students who often need help with living expenses.