Tens of Thousands of L.A. Teachers Cut Class to Strike

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jan 14, 2019 Some 30,000 striking teachers braved a downpour to tell school district officials about what needs to change before they'll return to class. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Teaching Civic Skills and Action Should Be Standard in Schools

Ralph Nader / Truthdig Aug 9, 2017 Students are best prepared for a life of democratic citizenship when they study real-world applications close to home. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Alongside Bernie Sanders, N.Y.’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo Announces First-in-Nation Free Tuition Plan

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Jan 4, 2017 "Our job is to encourage every person in this country to get all of the education they can, not to punish them for getting that education," Sanders says at the announcement with Cuomo, pictured at right. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Higher Education at Almost No Cost Is Possible in the U.S., and It May Soon Be a Reality in 2 States

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 14, 2015 Can you guess which states are now offering community college to their residents at virtually no cost? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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The Community College Cause

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jan 13, 2015 Permit me to declare my bias: I came to revere community colleges for very personal reasons and learned to admire them because they are central to restoring social and economic mobility in our nation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Proposes Free Community College for Americans

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jan 10, 2015 On Friday, President Obama announced a plan to send some 9 million Americans to two years of community college for free. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Dustin Lance Black Speaks: Pasadena City College Officials Created ‘Toxic and Dishonest’ Atmosphere

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Apr 30, 2014 The president and board of trustees at Pasadena City College thrust their school into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons recently with a political and public relations debacle involving PCC alumnus and Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Ground Zero in the Land of Opportunity

Mike Rose / Truthdig Dec 13, 2012 Right at the point when they are most needed, our second-chance institutions are being severely threatened Across the country, community colleges, adult schools and literacy programs are reporting record enrollments at the same time they have to trim staff, classes and services. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

College Budget Cuts Make Life Grueling for America’s Young and Unemployed

Howie Stier / Truthdig Jun 14, 2012 Students now piece together a degree at different schools the way the underemployed desperately piece together a paycheck with a string of shifts at different employers.Students now piece together a degree at different schools the way the underemployed desperately piece together a paycheck. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Obama Wants to Send Unemployed Back to School

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2009 At 14.1 percent, Michigan's unemployment rate is the highest of any state. So it was a fitting setting for the president to announce his plan to spend $12 billion retraining the unemployed in community colleges. This plan would be a lot more exciting if its budget didn't inevitably have to be compared with the trillions we've thrown at lousy banks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )