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Education
How #MeToo Is Changing Sex Ed Policies — Even in Red States
Several conservative states are among those taking steps toward broader sex ed.
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.
Another State Could Soon Insert Anti-Abortion Propaganda Into Public Schools
Republican-backed legislation in Ohio would mandate that teachers use anti-choice talking points in sex ed classes.
Fund Head Start, Not Internment Camps
One policy gives children lifelong benefits. The other destroys lives.
Henry A. Giroux: Education Should Not Be Neutral
Henry A. Giroux discusses the meaning of education and suspicions about neutrality.
As Progressives Call for Student Debt Cancellation, Loan Companies Influence DC
The student loan industry has spent over $25 million lobbying the federal government since 2014.
Henry A. Giroux: The Dismantling of Public Education Fuels Fascism
Corporate values have changed the nature of higher education in the U.S.
Bernie Sanders Unveils a 10-Point Plan to Overhaul Public Education
Sanders aims to guarantee every person in the U.S. a quality education as a fundamental human right.
How Do We Teach 9/11 to Those Who Don’t Remember It?
The logic of “never forget” demands we overlook what followed 9/11: Islamophobia and expanded executive authority.
Just 13 Percent of Child Care Assistance Goes to Parents in School
States control who gets federally supported child care assistance and few prioritize parents pursuing education.