Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigDec 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 )
By Jeff Bryant / Independent Media InstituteDec 5, 2018
Parents and grassroots organizations are pushing for elections as the only way to hold schools accountable. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
By Jeff Bryant / Independent Media InstituteNov 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 )
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By Eloise PasachoffSep 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 )
Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanAug 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 )
Ilana NovickAug 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 )
COLLIN BINKLEY / The Associated PressJul 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 )
Clara Romeo / TruthdigJul 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 )
SALLY HO / The Associated PressJul 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 )
ERIC TUCKER / The Associated PressJul 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 )
Ilana NovickJul 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 )
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