Truthout
Education & Youth
Betsy DeVos Is Abandoning Students Seeking Loan Forgiveness
Only 1 percent of public service workers are getting their student loan forgiveness applications approved.
DeVos Blasted for Student Debt Relief Rule Change That Hurts Defrauded Borrowers
The change would create additional obstacles for students seeking loan forgiveness from predatory for-profit colleges.
Free College Is a Good Start, But Low-Income Students Need Additional Support
The rising costs of college and housing have been slowly asphyxiating American families.
David Koch Is Dead. We Must Now Take On His Harmful Legacy in Higher Education.
Koch's estate will continue to fuel an anti-democratic policy agenda.
In Chicago, Assata’s Daughters Fight for Radical Change Through Youth Mentoring
In the group, young Black people are learning strategies to organize against the many social issues that impact them.
Henry Giroux: Now Is the Time to Break the Spectacle of Ignorance and Violence
Education is key to changing our culture. School must be transformed from a tool of oppression to a tool of liberation.
Could California’s Investment in Child Care Be a Model for the Country?
California’s success or failure could act as a bellwether on a national scale.
How #MeToo Is Changing Sex Ed Policies — Even in Red States
Several conservative states are among those taking steps toward broader sex ed.
Israel Systematically Blocks International Scholars From Reaching Palestine
Israel's interference with international scholars is one facet of its broad attack on Palestinians' right to education.
Federal Funding of Preschool for Children With Disabilities Is Plummeting
As the number of students needing services has doubled, funding per child has decreased 40 percent in two decades.