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Education & Youth
Could California’s Investment in Child Care Be a Model for the Country?
California’s success or failure could act as a bellwether on a national scale.
How #MeToo Is Changing Sex Ed Policies — Even in Red States
Several conservative states are among those taking steps toward broader sex ed.
Israel Systematically Blocks International Scholars From Reaching Palestine
Israel's interference with international scholars is one facet of its broad attack on Palestinians' right to education.
Federal Funding of Preschool for Children With Disabilities Is Plummeting
As the number of students needing services has doubled, funding per child has decreased 40 percent in two decades.
Grades Are Capitalism in Action. Let’s Get Them Out of Our Schools.
Grading teaches meritocracy, which in turn helps deflect blame for capitalism's failures onto its victims.
Should US Public Schools Eliminate Homework?
Excessive homework is creating stress, not learning, for many U.S. students.
Another State Could Soon Insert Anti-Abortion Propaganda Into Public Schools
Republican-backed legislation in Ohio would mandate that teachers use anti-choice talking points in sex ed classes.
What School Segregation Looks Like in the US Today
U.S. school segregation is higher than it has been in decades, even in the absence of overtly segregationist laws.
Professors and Students Unite to Oppose Cuts to Lebanon’s Only Public University
A six-week strike by teachers has bolstered a movement against proposed austerity measures.
Henry A. Giroux: Education Should Not Be Neutral
Henry A. Giroux discusses the meaning of education and suspicions about neutrality.