Education

Prison Reform

The Communities We’ve Built in Prison

Tony Vick / Filter Aug 7, 2026 Eldercare collectives and other forms of mutual aid in a Tennessee house of correction. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Global Voices

High Effort, No Reward: From Delhi to Seoul, Youth Have Had Enough

Safina Nabi / Truthdig Aug 5, 2026 Promised that studying hard would lead to stable jobs, Indian and Asian students instead face high suicide rates and exam leaks. In Delhi, students protested for 36 days and won — or did they? Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

TD Column

Ron’s Little Anti-Red Book

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Jul 27, 2026 In Florida, parents brace for the August debut of an unabashedly MAGA history curriculum. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Education

Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Poorly Run Private Schools

Jennifer Smith Richards, Megan O’Matz, Mollie Simon, Jennifer Berry Hawes / ProPublica Jul 16, 2026 In Florida, a public school teacher lost her license and was prosecuted over sexual abuse of a minor, but now she runs a private school. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Technology

Artificial Hype, Authentic Resistance

Nolan Higdon / Truthdig May 26, 2026 Students are loudly booing references to AI at commencement speeches across the country. As they should. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Education

Trump’s Proposed Budget Guts Local Libraries and Museums

Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom Apr 24, 2026 Luckily for patrons, there appears to be little support for the cuts in Congress. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Book Excerpt

MAGAcademy

Nolan Higdon / Truthdig Apr 17, 2026 How corporatism paved the way for the hostile takeover of higher education. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Middle East

From Public to Private: Gaza’s Genocide Economy Is Reshaping Daily Life

Hassan Abo Qamar / Prism Apr 15, 2026 Public services such as education and electricity have become expensive private commodities amid a complete collapse of public infrastructure. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Education

After the Department of Education’s Attack on Civil Rights, Observers Ask: ‘Where Does It End?’

Erica Meltzer, Lily Altavena / Chalkbeat Apr 14, 2026 Rescinding civil rights agreements could send a message to students that there’s no point in filing a complaint, advocates and legal experts said. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Environment

Meet ‘Fossi,’ the Cartoon Character Who Makes Kids Feel Sorry for Coal

TJ Jordan / DeSmog Apr 10, 2026 A new Chevron-backed children’s book closely mirrors industry narratives, and continues a long history of targeting children and young people. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Education

Can Screen Bans Help Solve the Reading Crisis?

Lily Altavena / Chalkbeat Mar 26, 2026 A rural Michigan school district could be the test case for those leading the backlash against screen time in schools. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Education

When We Fight for Public Schools, We Fight for Democracy

Kumar Rao / Waging Nonviolence Mar 20, 2026 A “non-permission slip” is the first step in a new nationwide campaign training thousands of local organizers to defend public education. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )