Truthout
Education & Youth
Normalization of Racist “Academia” Threatens Students of Color
Satoshi Kanazawa's “scholarship” has created a hostile environment on campus for women and people of color.
DeVos’s Response to School Shootings? Make School More Like Prison
Trump and DeVos are using gun violence to justify rolling back civil rights and militarizing public schools.
Can the Nation’s First Charter School Strike Transform the Industry?
Illinois state reps, in solidarity with Acero charter network strikers, announced bills to reform the charter industry.
When Schools Use Child Protective Services as a Weapon Against Parents
Schools are legally obligated to report suspicion of child abuse and neglect, but sometimes that authority is misused.
Betsy DeVos Uses Our Taxes for Koch Brothers’ Agenda
Betsy DeVos selects education programs in order to feed her propaganda campaign for market-based education “reform.”
Why Don’t Detroit Public Schools Have Safe Drinking Water?
Why on earth is there no nationwide requirement for water testing in schools?
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.