COVID-19 is being used as a pretext to eviscerate departments at both public and private colleges throughout the U.S.
Education & Youth
Rhetoric about children “falling behind” shows a desire to maintain a broken status quo, not a desire for true equity.
Without massive changes in policy, it may be too late to save thousands of closed child care businesses.
Standardized tests don’t measure learning, so it’s wrong to believe they will measure COVID’s impact on learning.
The pressure to reopen school buildings before all educators are vaccinated became bipartisan after Biden took office.
President Biden has clear legal authority to cancel student debt.
In lieu of canceling $50,000 in loan debt per borrower, Biden said he is “prepared to write off” $10,000 per person.
Teachers, students and community members should discuss and decide for themselves when it’s safe to reopen.
An unprecedented number of teachers and other school employees are leaving the field because of fears about COVID.
Democrats introduced a resolution calling on Biden to use executive authority to cancel $50,000 for each student debtor.