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Florida Education Board Set to Approve Christian-Centric Alternative to the SAT
The new exam that Florida is considering is “blatantly … guided by belief and ideology,” said one critic.
Public University Accreditation Is Latest Front in Right-Wing War on Education
If right-wingers succeed in removing accreditation of a school, its students will lose access to federal financial aid.
Will WVU’s Draconian Cuts Become a Blueprint for Austerity Across Higher Ed?
West Virginia University is following the neoliberal creed that people should only be educated to the point of utility.
I Moved to Florida to Teach Despite Right-Wing Censorship. Here’s Why.
I’m confident our union can organize sufficiently to fight back against Gov. Ron DeSantis’s war on public education.
Cornell Drops Starbucks After Company Shuttered All of Ithaca’s Unionized Stores
The decision came after students launched a campaign to get the university to end its contract with the company.
Amid Extremist Attacks on Higher Ed, We Must Go Beyond Diversity and Inclusion
The framework of diversity, equity and inclusion isn’t radical enough to truly challenge the spheres of power.
Idaho Professors Sue Over Law That Criminalizes Teaching About Abortion
The professors say the law tramples their First Amendment rights.
Study: Affirmative Action for the Richest 1 Percent Is Common at Elite Colleges
The richest 1 percent of Americans have a huge advantage over working-class students in elite college admissions.
GOP Planned to Destroy Public Education in Ohio. We Defeated Them — for Now.
SB 83 is part of a larger right-wing goal seeking to muzzle any and all education about structural oppression.
Biden’s Unconstitutional “Bankruptcy Abuse” Act Makes Peons of Student Debtors
The law prohibits education loans from being discharged through bankruptcy. It should be repealed to provide relief.