Monday, June 5, 2023

Tag: education

GOP resolution to block student debt relief would have ‘ruinous impact,’...

"Taking back student debt relief already delivered to public service workers is reckless, cruel, unjust, and un-American."

Republicans want to defund our libraries

Claiming to protect children, Republicans are going after libraries and librarians instead of the police, gun manufacturers, and actual child sexual abusers.

Why there is a growing student absentee rate—and how community schools...

Experts call for cultivating better student relationships and providing families with more supports—exactly what the community schools approach is all about.

The real reason Disney is defying DeSantis

A corporation does not have morals—it has a bottom line. Disney’s lawsuit against Florida is more about being able to reap profits while underpaying workers than it is about protecting LGBTQ communities.

Blockbuster exposé confirms H.G. Wells’ truism that “human history” is “a race between education and...

Gayle Greene’s “Immeasurable Outcomes” presents an impassioned manifesto to revive quality, democratic education that redeems college teaching and re-seeds enlightened, disaster-averting voters.

The defeat of a school voucher program reveals the truth within...

The momentum for education savings accounts is increasing across the country, and public education advocates say they will endanger neighborhood schools.

How leaders in the Department of Labor are fighting for workers’...

“We have an opportunity right now to buy American and build America like never before.”

‘Important victory’ for Florida higher ed: court upholds block on DeSantis...

"This is an important step in preserving the truth, civil liberties, and a better future," said one state ACLU attorney.

Why student debt cancellation is reasonable, not radical

The right has narrowed the parameters of discussion on student debt forgiveness, and President Biden is not fighting back aggressively enough. We should, in fact, center the idea of fairness in this debate.

Is the right wing ‘whitewashing’ the history curriculum taught in public...

A fight over new history curriculum standards in Virginia is part of a nationwide campaign to undermine public schools and prevent educators from teaching the truth about America’s inequality.

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The Hard Hat Riot: A forgotten flashpoint in America’s culture wars

The Hard Hat Riot had immediate political consequences—a seminal  moment in America’s culture wars.

For media, giving in to debt limit blackmail was a triumph of bipartisanship

When Congress passed the debt ceiling deal hammered out by President Joe Biden and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, centrist media celebrated.

The compulsion to intervene

Americans profess to care about the sacrifices of those who serve the nation in uniform. Why don’t we care enough to keep them from harm in the first place?

This Pride month let’s remember: corporations are not allies

The Target company’s capitulation to homophobes and transphobes is a testament to the dangers of relying on corporations to uphold social justice.