Op-Ed | Education & Youth Standing Up in Defense of Public Education It is time to make public our commitment to public education by standing up, rather than standing by. By Lauren Anderson , Speakout March 23, 2017 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Former Lobbyist With For-Profit Colleges Quits Education Department A former lobbyist for an association of for-profit colleges resigned from the Department of Education, where he had worked for about a month. By Annie Waldman , ProPublica March 23, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Education & Youth Sen. Schumer Calls on Democrats to Boycott Neil Gorsuch Vote While Trump Is Under FBI Investigation Kristen Clarke and Elliot Mincberg speak about the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! March 22, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Education & Youth Was Firing of US Attorney Done to Cover Up Probes of Trump and Fox News? Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked for the resignations of 46 US attorneys on Friday. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! March 14, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Education & Youth A Dangerous California Bill Would Leave Students and Teachers Vulnerable to Intrusive Government Searches A California bill would make it easy for the government to search the cell phones and online accounts of students and teachers. By Rainey Reitman , ElectronicFrontierFoundation March 9, 2017 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Trump and DeVos Push ALEC Privatization Scheme as Studies Document Voucher Failures A fresh batch of evidence shows that private and religious school vouchers harm the students who use them. By Dustin Beilke , PRWatch March 7, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth Cry Freedom: A Lifer’s Lament Still, I will survive. I will endure. I will keep trying to live with hope. By Jeremiah Bourgeois , Speakout March 2, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth Why Jesuit Universities Should Adopt Sanctuary Status It is essential universities both secular and religious stand with refugee, immigrant and undocumented communities. By Chris Steele , Speakout February 28, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth In the Wake of Her Confirmation, Here’s What Betsy DeVos Could Mean for the Nation Considering the reality of DeVos being confirmed, many of us have now been left wondering: "What is going to happen?" By Noah J. Karvelis , Speakout February 24, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth How to “Make America Great”: Invest in Its Children Many children don't receive the kind of nurturing support they need in order to grow up to be mature, thoughtful and informed citizens. By Anne Cummings Jacopetti , Speakout February 17, 2017 Truthout