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Education & Youth

COVID-19 is being used as a pretext to eviscerate departments at both public and private colleges throughout the U.S.
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Education & Youth

Colleges Are Using COVID as a Pretext to Make Draconian Cuts to the Humanities

COVID-19 is being used as a pretext to eviscerate departments at both public and private colleges throughout the U.S.
by
Eleanor J. Bader,
Truthout
March 28, 2021
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Mother of the year takes her in-arms and masked child home from school during a pandemic
News Analysis
Education & Youth

The Frantic Push to Reopen Schools Ignores Educational Inequality Before COVID

Rhetoric about children “falling behind” shows a desire to maintain a broken status quo, not a desire for true equity.
by
Kate Way,
Truthout
March 8, 2021
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Kiddies Corner daycare owner Anne Osula holds a child before putting him down for a nap at the daycare in Boston's Mattapan on February 12, 2021.
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Education & Youth

After Mass Closures, Post-Pandemic Child Care Options Will Be Scarce

Without massive changes in policy, it may be too late to save thousands of closed child care businesses.
by
Lillian Mongeau,
The Hechinger Report
March 1, 2021
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Joe Biden speaks on the coronavirus pandemic during a campaign event September 2, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.
Op-Ed
Education & Youth

Biden Won’t Allow Cancellation of Standardized Testing Amid COVID-19. Trump Did.

Standardized tests don’t measure learning, so it’s wrong to believe they will measure COVID’s impact on learning.
by
Maria Aurelio,
Left Voice
February 28, 2021
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A woman holds a sign during the Occupy City Hall Protest and Car Caravan hosted by Chicago Teachers Union in Chicago, Illinois, on August 3, 2020.
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Education & Youth

Teachers Are Being Pushed Back Inside Despite Slow Vaccine Rollout

The pressure to reopen school buildings before all educators are vaccinated became bipartisan after Biden took office.
by
Barbara Madeloni,
Labor Notes
February 19, 2021
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Activists Say Biden's Refusal to Cancel Student Debt Is a Choice
Interview
Education & Youth

Biden Has the Power to Cancel Student Loan Debt Now. What’s Stopping Him?

President Biden has clear legal authority to cancel student debt.
by
Amy Goodman &
Nermeen Shaikh,
Democracy Now!
February 18, 2021
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President Biden holds a face mask as he participates in a CNN town hall at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 16, 2021.
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Education & Youth

AOC Calls to Keep Pushing as Biden Demurs on Canceling $50K in Student Loan Debt

In lieu of canceling $50,000 in loan debt per borrower, Biden said he is “prepared to write off” $10,000 per person.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
February 17, 2021
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Students wait to enter the school at Freedom Preparatory Academy on February 10, 2021, in Provo, Utah.
Op-Ed
Education & Youth

Teachers Are Fighting Back Against Bipartisan Push to Reopen Schools

Teachers, students and community members should discuss and decide for themselves when it’s safe to reopen.
by
Tatiana Cozzarelli,
Left Voice
February 12, 2021
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Alta Vista Elementary School kindergarten teacher Bridget Vorland prepares the classroom before students arrive as Redondo Beach Unified School district has welcomed back some of its K-2 students this week through a waiver. Alta Vista Elementary School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 in Redondo Beach, CA.
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Education & Youth

In the Absence of COVID Safety Plans, Teachers Are Resigning and Retiring Early

An unprecedented number of teachers and other school employees are leaving the field because of fears about COVID.
by
Eleanor J. Bader,
Truthout
February 8, 2021
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a press conference about student debt outside the U.S. Capitol on February 4, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Education & Youth

Democrats Ramp Up Pressure on Biden to Cancel Student Debt

Democrats introduced a resolution calling on Biden to use executive authority to cancel $50,000 for each student debtor.
by
Jon Skolnik,
Salon
February 5, 2021
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