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Education
DeVos Has Scuttled More Than 1,200 Civil Rights Probes Inherited From Obama
The Office for Civil Rights has become more lenient under Trump when compared to his predecessor.
Unwieldy Health Costs Often Stand Between Teachers and Fatter Paychecks
Many teachers have traditionally accepted a trade-off of low salaries for generous benefits.
Scholastic Under Fire for Children’s Book Portrayal of Trump
Parents and teachers aren't angry over what the new book says about the president, but rather what it leaves out.
Staggering Debt and Shattered Hopes: How Law Schools Fail Students of Color
Imagine what a difference more minority judges might make.
As Hundreds of Civil Rights Cases Are Dismissed by Education Department, National Groups Take on DeVos
The department's new complaint guidelines are undermining its own obligation to investigate civil rights violations.
Republicans Come Out Swinging Against Military Family Education
GOP lawmakers feel fine about asking citizens to die for the country, but not fine about providing a proper education for their children.
Congress Made It Harder to Give Teachers Raises
The Trump-Republican tax plan will make it harder to retain good teachers in the classroom.
New York Politicians Seek to Make Highway Repairs Contingent on Placing Cops in Schools
New York City politicians are attempting to get armed cops put in every school by ramming it through a highway repair bill.
Texas Charter School Asked Students to List “Positive Aspects” of Slavery
The assignment is part of a larger problem in the United States.
Students as Teachers: Facing the World Adults Are Wrecking
Adolescents (and sometimes even children) have regularly been on the front lines of the fight for social change.