News | Economy & Labor For-Profit Colleges Are Reinventing Themselves to Profit Off Low-Income Students For-profit schools recruit veterans and low-income students on social media with false promises of lucrative careers. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout May 12, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth Will Betsy Devos Carry Out Donald Trump’s Assault on Public Education? Education under the control of private companies means the primary purpose of schooling becomes the pursuit of profit. By Thomas J. Scott , Speakout May 11, 2017 Truthout
News | The People vs. The Student Loan Industry Trump is gutting the few protections student borrowers have, even as the largest student loan servicer faces a lawsuit. By Michael Corcoran , Truthout May 11, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health One Hundred Days of Deconstruction: Part 2 Through key Cabinet appointments, Trump is gutting federal agencies that have improved citizens' daily lives. By Steven Harper , Moyers&Company April 26, 2017 Truthout
News | DeVos Pick to Head Civil Rights Office Once Said She Faced Discrimination for Being White Candice Jackson's intellectual journey raises questions about how she will investigate civil rights violations. By Annie Waldman , ProPublica April 22, 2017 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Republican Legislators Push for Cities to Be Treated as “Tenants of the State“ Right-wing corporate interests are pushing state legislatures to curtail the progressive power of city governments. By Simon Davis-Cohen , Truthout March 19, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Fighting School Privatization and Betsy DeVos: A Conversation With Jesse Hagopian We must transform our schools into sites of resistance to all that Trump stands for, says teacher Jesse Hagopian. By Sarah Jaffe , Truthout January 31, 2017 Truthout
News | Betsy DeVos Ethics Report Reveals Ties to Student Debt Collection Firm Public education advocates are demanding another hearing on Trump nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, after the release of her ethics report. By Mary Bottari , PRWatch January 26, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | A Message to Social Studies Educators of the US in the Coming Trump Era It is time for teachers to rethink the nature and purpose of teaching in Trumpland and create a system for the excluded. By Peter McLaren , Truthout December 31, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor The Great Unwinding of Public Education: Detroit and DeVos Efforts to hold Michigan charter schools accountable have failed, thanks to lobbying from Betsy DeVos's family. By Joseph Natoli , Truthout December 23, 2016 Truthout