Education

In the history of human rights, the worst atrocities are always committed by somebody else, never us - whoever us is. Almost any moment in history yields innumerable illustrations. …

There’s a danger looming in schools today that’s putting our nation’s most vulnerable children at risk. Around the country, teachers and administrators are struggling to meet the needs of …

The institutions make a nice profit whether students graduate or not and whether they start a career or not.

The for-profit college advocacy group Coalition for Educational Success (CES) has now dramatically reduced spending on lobbying.

America's community colleges are in a near-death cycle after decades of budget cuts designed to weaken the public commons.

Wisconsinu2019s historic recall election has taken center stage in the stateu2019s politics. Yet behind the recall curtain, the state struggles to manage damaging budget cuts enacted by Governor Scott …

Republican Gov. Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania is pushing a bill that could stealthily strip teachers' collective bargaining rights in some of the state's financially struggling school districts, according to …

In Philadelphia, school officials have proposed a controversial plan to close more than 60 schools in the next five years and potentially privatize those remaining.

Battles over school curriculums occasionally make national news, but quickly fade. However, the banning of the Mexican-American studies program in Tucson has assumed much greater significance. The action precipitated …

A strike before November? Teachers say they are ready for it.