Truthout
Education & Youth
Bernie Sanders Was Right About the Cuban Literacy Campaign
One of the key strengths of the Cuban campaign was to reframe illiteracy as a collective issue.
Bloomberg’s Public Education Legacy Is a Case Study in Disastrous Privatization
Bloomberg’s education record is far from progressive.
Bernie Sanders Releases Plan for Guaranteed “Child Care and Pre-K for All”
The plan would be paid for by inverting the massive tax giveaway lavished on the wealthy by President Donald Trump.
New Financial Aid Scheme Requires Students to Forfeit Future Income to Investors
As plans emerge to experiment with income share agreements, critics say they are just a new spin on student debt.
Black Students in the Mississippi Delta Still Face Education Inequality
Nearly 33,000 Mississippi students attend a school district rated as failing. Nearly all of them are Black.
The US Granted Free Tuition Before, and It Can Do It Again
The College for All Act would free up billions of dollars tied up in tuition and student loan payments.
Trump’s Budget Would Slash Support for Low-Income Students
Though it is unlikely to pass, the budget would put college out of reach for more low-income students.
UMich’s Investments Are Financing a Billionaire Who Bankrolls the Far Right
UMich's endowment finances Tim Dunn, who uses his fossil fuel fortune to fund efforts against abortion and LGBTQ rights.
A Rank-and-File Teachers’ Movement Takes On Asbestos and Lead in Schools
A militant caucus within the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers is showing how to fight for environmental justice.
Trump’s Homelessness Czar Seeks to Further Criminalize the Homeless
Robert Marbut has urged localities to stop “enabling” the homeless by providing free meals on city streets.