The One and Only Way Democrats Can Retake the Country

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Dec 18, 2018 California offers a testing ground to make broad changes using an approach the GOP has leveraged to the hilt in recent decades. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Urban Communities of Color Seemingly Want No Part Charter Schools

By Jeff Bryant / Independent Media Institute Dec 5, 2018 Parents and grassroots organizations are pushing for elections as the only way to hold schools accountable. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The School Privatization Agenda Has Taken a Hit

By Jeff Bryant / Independent Media Institute Nov 22, 2018 Among the positive signs from the recent midterm elections is the pushback against privatizating public education in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

How the Supreme Court Defined Students’ Constitutional Rights

By Eloise Pasachoff Sep 28, 2018 A new book makes the bold claim that "the public school has served as the single most significant site of constitutional interpretation within the nation's history." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Back-to-Screwed (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Aug 30, 2018 Things aren’t looking good for education, higher or lower. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Betsy DeVos’ Latest Proposal on Guns Is Almost Beyond Belief

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Aug 30, 2018 The education secretary's proposal to divert federal funds from needed programs to arm teachers in the classroom is a terrible idea and might be against federal law. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

DeVos Weighs Federal Funding for Arming Teachers

Ilana Novick Aug 23, 2018 The Department of Education is exploring the idea of using a grant program to put guns in schools, a departure from decades of education policy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

DeVos Plan Makes It Harder for Defrauded Students to Get Loan Relief

COLLIN BINKLEY / The Associated Press Jul 25, 2018 The proposal, which aims to replace a set of Obama-era rules that were never implemented, draws praise from the for-profit college industry but sharp criticism from advocacy groups that represent student borrowers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sick of Student Loans? Some Schools Offer to Take Part of Future Earnings Instead

Clara Romeo / Truthdig Jul 21, 2018 Norwich University is the latest college to adopt the approach. Though the alternative to student loans is being praised, some critics warn of unintended consequences. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Billionaires Fuel Powerful State Charter Groups, Analysis Finds

SALLY HO / The Associated Press Jul 16, 2018 Ultra-rich philanthropists and their private foundations and charities have given almost half a billion dollars since 2006 to these organizations, according to tax filings and Foundation Center data. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump to Rescind Obama-Era Guidance on Affirmative Action

ERIC TUCKER / The Associated Press Jul 3, 2018 The policy shift would give schools and universities the federal government's blessing to take a race-neutral approach to the students they consider for admission. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Denmark Imposes New Restrictions on Immigrants

Ilana Novick Jul 2, 2018 Residents in largely immigrant neighborhoods must send their children to Christian and Danish values classes or risk losing welfare benefits in the latest in a string of right-wing policies across Europe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )