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Education & Youth

A child’s sign hangs on a school fence during a Day of Solidarity for Antiracist Schools in Madison, Wisconsin.
Op-Ed
Education & Youth

Fixating on Pandemic “Learning Loss” Undermines the Need to Transform Education

Systemic change requires that students, families and teachers collectively serve as designers of education.
by
Maxine McKinney de Royston &
Shirin Vossoughi,
Truthout
January 18, 2021
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Young students with facemasks stand in a line
News Analysis
Education & Youth

Charter Schools Movement Sees a Growth Opportunity in Public School Funding Cuts

The pandemic and school privatization schemes continue to bleed students and funding from public school systems.
by
Sarah Lahm,
Independent Media Institute
January 18, 2021
Truthout
Betsy DeVos
Op-Ed
Education & Youth

Betsy DeVos’s Resignation Came Four Years Too Late

Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos sided with Charles Koch over students at every turn. She won’t be missed.
by
Jasmine Banks,
Truthout
January 13, 2021
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks to the crowd gathered during the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting on February 27, 2020.
News
Education & Youth

Betsy DeVos Resigns, Dodging 25th Amendment Push

Critics say the moral outrage expressed by resigning cabinet members rings hollow after years of enabling Trump.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
January 8, 2021
Truthout
A woman and her daughter walk from her elementary school after picking up her breakfast and lunch in Revere, Massachusetts, on December 11, 2020.
News
Education & Youth

What If Free School Meals Became the Norm After the Pandemic Ends?

Advocates argue that a permanent free meal program in public schools would help eliminate child hunger.
by
Levi Pulkkinen,
The Hechinger Report
January 3, 2021
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University Campus with few students due to the COVID-19 pandemic in September 2020, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
News Analysis
Education & Youth

Activists Say Wealthy Universities’ Property Tax Exemptions Hurt Public Schools

The University of Pennsylvania is exempt from property taxes, which Philly’s public school system relies on.
by
Molly Stellino,
The Hechinger Report
January 2, 2021
Truthout
Interview
Education & Youth

Biden’s Education Secretary Pick Must Overturn DeVos’s Attack on Public Schools

President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Miguel Cardona, tapping a third Latinx person to join his cabinet.
by
Amy Goodman &
Juan González,
Democracy Now!
December 23, 2020
Truthout
A masked woman cleans a school desk with a spray bottle and cloth
Interview
Education & Youth

Chicago Teachers Pledge Collective Action as January Reopening Approaches

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to reopen schools one day after her stay-at-home order expires.
by
Kelly Hayes,
Truthout
December 23, 2020
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Late homework, shut-off cameras and technological problems during remote learning have led to charges of truancy.
News
Education & Youth

Parents Have Faced Fines and Threats of Court for Their Kids’ Remote Tech Issues

Late homework, shut-off cameras and technological problems during remote learning have led to charges of truancy.
by
Rebecca Klein,
The Hechinger Report
December 19, 2020
Truthout
Betsy Devos
News
Education & Youth

Betsy DeVos Is Reportedly Urging Career Education Staff to Obstruct Biden Agenda

The remarks come after the billionaire dismissed student loan forgiveness as “government gift-giving.”
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
December 16, 2020
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