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More Than 130 Academics Call for Charges to Be Dropped Against Student Protesters in Honduras
“We, the undersigned faculty members urge you and the administration of UNAH to drop the charges against student protestors.”
How a Poisonous Profit-Culture Is Keeping Us From Innovating for the Betterment of All
Cutting-edge research should be directed towards achieving a decent standard of living for all instead of however the wealthy please or deem appropriate.
Thinking Dangerously: The Role of Higher Education in Authoritarian Times
Critical thinking and a culture of questioning are our strongest foils against authoritarianism.
Voucher Program Helps Well-Off Vermonters Pay for Prep School at Public Expense
Regardless of their income, residents of small Vermont towns can use state vouchers to send their children to boarding schools and ski academies.
Why Schools Still Can’t Put Segregation Behind Them
A federal district court judge has decided that Gardendale can move forward in its effort to secede from the school district that serves the larger county.
If Legislatures Are Guaranteed a Recess, Why Aren’t Our Children?
Why can't lawmaker's agree on legislation making recess mandatory in the school system?
Trump’s Budget Axes Campus-Based Child Care for Low-Income Students
Parents enrolled in college would lose a child care program aimed at helping them graduate under Trump budget.
California State University Halts Middle East Studies Search Due to Outside Pressure
Cal State Fresno has caved in to pressure from pro-Israel groups opposed to its Middle East Studies program.
Teaching the Roots of Trumpism, One Semester In
Students and educators must resist Trumpism or risk ceding ground to anti-intellectualism, troll culture and xenophobia.
“School Choice” Is a Scam in Segregated Neighborhoods
Betsey DeVos' words ring false and her promises sound empty to the people living in those communities.