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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.
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.
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.”
Run-Down Schools in Low-Income Communities Face Long-Term Closures Amid COVID
The pandemic has drawn attention to the national crisis of deteriorating public schools.
DeVos Is on Her Way Out, But Public Education Is Still Very Much Under Attack
The threat to democratically governed schools that preceded DeVos will continue during the Biden presidency.
Organized Debtors Are Preparing to Strike If Biden Doesn’t Cancel Student Debt
President-elect Biden will be able to cancel nearly all student debt without congressional approval, if he chooses to.
Columbia University Students Are Preparing to Launch a Tuition Strike
Students at the most expensive U.S. university were inspired by the successful action at the University of Chicago.
If Biden Is Serious About Healing the Country, He Must Change Education Policy
It’s time to address the many mental health crises brought on marginalized students by the U.S. education system.
Bernie Sanders Calls Betsy DeVos Worst Education Secretary in US History
The billionaire school privatization zealot lashed out at a popular proposal to cancel student loan debt.
Teaching Civics Is More Difficult When Your Students Grew Up in the Trump Age
In a political environment shaped by Trump, even facts about the basic workings of government have become politicized.