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Education & Youth
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.
Right-Wing Orgs Are Enlisting Students in Their War Against Campus Progressives
Well-funded conservative groups are training college students to oppose progressive measures on campus.
Biden Has New Progressive Education Rhetoric — But Policy Will Be the Test
Progressive educators seeking to reverse neoliberal privatization cannot be certain they’ll have Biden’s backing.
Differing Mask Mandates in Georgia Schools Put Teachers at Risk for COVID
Eleven states have let school districts decide whether students and staff must wear masks.
Hundreds of Thousands of Students Traveled Home This Week Amid COVID Spike
Masking, social distancing and single-household celebrations are key to stopping new outbreaks.
Joe Biden Should Cancel Student Debt on Day One
In the absence of further stimulus payments, debt cancellation would offer immediate relief to millions of households.
Grad Workers’ Strike Shows Labor Why It Must Become Abolitionist
The strike at the University of Michigan highlighted the role of policing in upholding racial capitalism on campus.
“Campus Reform” Is Funneling Koch Money to Groom Right-Wing “Journalists”
Millions of dollars of untraceable “dark money” is being funneled to conservative and libertarian student groups.
New Data Lays Bare Massive Inequalities Between Schools Within Same District
Kids who need more support to overcome barriers to academic achievement are routinely shortchanged.
Oregon County Votes for Universal Pre-K in Watershed Moment for US Education
Funded by a progressive income tax on high earners, Multnomah County preschools will be open to all 3- and 4-year-olds.