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Education & Youth
Fight Child Hunger This Winter by Supporting a Backpack Program
More than 12 million children experience food insecurity, which leads to poor health outcomes.
Bake Sales Can’t Fix School Funding Pinch Caused by Corporate Tax Cuts
No amount of corporate philanthropy can replace corporate taxes as a source of funding for public schools.
Enough Thanksgiving Myths. Schools Should Teach Indigenous History.
Authentic stories of Native resilience offer valuable lessons in the power of relationships to land and community.
Betsy DeVos Faces Another Lawsuit Over For-Profit College Loans
DeVos to being sued to comply with a court order to discharge student loans for now-shuttered for-profit colleges.
Forty-Two Percent of Children Under 5 Live in a Child Care “Desert”
There are more than four infants and toddlers in need of care for every one spot in a licensed center.
Students Across the Country Will Walk Out of School to Vote
The youth-led Future Coalition has organized hundreds of walkouts at high schools and colleges on November 6.
How to Make College More Affordable
Free tuition alone is not enough for many low-income students who often need help with living expenses.
Saudi Ties to US Universities Under Question Amid Khashoggi Crisis
US universities are facing new scrutiny over their close ties to Saudi Arabia.
Pedagogy for Profit: Education Under Capitalism
Neoliberal capitalism has turned the wrecking of public schools into a source of profit for the wealthy.
US Air Force Admits F-35 Will Harm Health and Learning of Vermont Children
The push to base the F-35 at Burlington Airport shows a callous disregard for the poor children of color living nearby.