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Education
Ivy Leagues Are Handing Out Millions in Fees to Hedge Fund Managers
Despite losing billions in poor returns, elite schools are trusting their endowments to hedge funds.
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.”
Forty-Two Percent of Children Under 5 Live in a Child Care “Desert”
There are more than four infants and toddlers in need of care for every one spot in a licensed center.
Schools Must Be Crucial Sites in the Struggle for Trans Liberation
Educational institutions must once again become sites of fascist resistance and defend their trans students.
How to Make College More Affordable
Free tuition alone is not enough for many low-income students who often need help with living expenses.
Chicago Teachers Just Voted to Authorize the First Charter School Strike
Charter school teachers are currently bargaining their first contracts as members of the Chicago Teachers Union.
Saudi Ties to US Universities Under Question Amid Khashoggi Crisis
US universities are facing new scrutiny over their close ties to Saudi Arabia.
Pedagogy for Profit: Education Under Capitalism
Neoliberal capitalism has turned the wrecking of public schools into a source of profit for the wealthy.
The Activists on the Front Lines of the Battle for Educational Justice in the US
A look at the criminalization of Black and Brown students that has led to the school-to-prison pipeline.
Trump Administration Transfers Immigrant Youth to Tent Camp With No Schooling
The “pop-up city” was expanded last month to be able to hold 3,800 children.