By Annie Waldman / ProPublicaSep 19, 2017
They are converting into private schools—and using voucher programs to thrive on the public dime. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
By Jeff BryantAug 22, 2017
The vice president of the National Education Association says progressives are waking up to the vital importance of the collective good. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
By Glen Ford / Black Agenda ReportMay 8, 2017
The president and secretary of education are old-school "segregation academy" politicians with strong ideological investments in private school vouchers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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By Annie Waldman / ProPublicaFeb 5, 2017
Worries grow that Trump’s pick for education secretary will undermine the teaching of evolution in public schools. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 31, 2017
After hearings on President Trump's pick for secretary of education, the matter has been sent to the full Senate for a vote. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Lauren McCauley / Common DreamsJan 18, 2017
Groups say the billionaire's record and lack of experience make her "wholly unqualified" to be secretary of education. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Sarah Anderson and Josh Hoxie / AlterNetNov 6, 2016
Voters in many states will have the opportunity Tuesday to weigh in on a wide variety of inequality-related issues, from taxing the wealthy to tackling price-gouging on drugs. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigSep 8, 2016
An estimated 26,000 African-American teachers have disappeared from some of the nation's neediest campuses, even as the overall teaching workforce increased by 134,000, reports Mother Jones. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 22, 2016
"The problem with letting the free market decide when it comes to kids," the "Last Week Tonight" host said in his commentary on publicly funded, privately run schools, "is that kids change faster than the market. And by the time it's obvious a school is failing, futures may have been ruined." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Deirdre Fulton / Common DreamsJul 8, 2016
"How about signaling a new direction for federal education policy, one that promises to support schools and educators, not to punish them?" a leading public education campaigner asks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Paul Buchheit / Common DreamsFeb 23, 2016
Children aren't products to be bought and sold. The profit motive should end at the front door of the public school. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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He and his wife have announced their intention to give 99 percent of their Facebook shares to charitable causes over the duration of their lives. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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