Truthout
Education & Youth
On Children and Childhood
A teacher examines the way children view the world, and how adult actions impact them.
“An Act of Conscience”: Teachers at New York’s Earth School Boycott Common Core Tests!
Teachers at a New York school boycott Common CORE standardized tests.
Five Reasons the Average American Has Little Chance of Becoming President
Beginning in primary school, American students learn about the inclusive nature of democracy, which promises that regardless of sex, creed, or religion, any United States citizen can become President. …
Austerity Is Crap
Since the peak of the Great Society, on the first official Earth Day, captains of industry have engaged in a conspiracy to destroy the gains made for working people …
College Athletes’ Academic Cheating A Harbinger of A Failed System
Academic standards for college athletes should be raised, and sports scholarship programs should be ended.
Hundreds of Students and Faculty Occupy College Campus To Fight Cuts to Public Higher Ed
University of Southern Maine student Meagan LaSala and professor Rachel Bouvier explain how cuts disproportionately target faculty and will trigger a decline in quality public education.
Are Tuition Breaks Enough To Combat High Student Debt and Low Graduation Rates?
The University of Baltimore's Peter Toran and UC-Santa Barbara graduate student Samir Sonti discuss UB's plan to offer students a free final semester of tuition, and agree that federal …
Happy Birthday, Bayard Rustin: Dan Falcone Interviews Walter Naegle, Partner of the Late Bayard Rustin
Naegle was Bayard Rustin's partner from 1977 until Rustin's death in 1987 and he is executor and archivist of the Bayard Rustin Estate.
A War on Campus? Northeastern University Suspends Students for Justice in Palestine Chapter
The Northeastern University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine has become the latest student group to face reprimand for organizing around the Palestinian cause.
New York City’s Charter School Showdown Reignites National Debate on Privatized Education
The battle over charter schools is heating up after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio blocked three privately run charter schools from using rent-free space inside public schools.