Tag: education
Trump administration releases new rules on school nutrition standards, rolls back...
Last week marked the first of many rollbacks the Trump administration and the USDA are planning on the way the USDA administers school lunch programs.
‘Time for a jubilee!:’ US student loan debt hits record $1.46...
The amount of U.S. student loan debt has more than doubled since 2009 and now sits at a record $1.47 trillion.
How Betsy DeVos does the Koch brothers’ bidding
What’s largely been overlooked behind all the lurid headlines and endless insults are all the ways in which officials like DeVos are quietly at work continuing to use our tax money to advance a deeply troubling agenda.
Teacher strike threat backs off ExxonMobil
Within hours of the union vote to strike, the company’s exemption bids were off the Board of Industry and Commerce’s agenda.
The Christian vacation camp where kids are taught by notorious climate...
And what are they being taught? Conspiracy theories about the United Nations (U.N.) and how climate change is a hoax.
Education wave that began in West Virginia sweeps nation
Chances are, that if teachers are fed up, many more others are too.
How teachers might end up beating back the Koch brothers’ plan...
“Even before election day, we’ve already won because we’ve exposed the corruption of the Republican Party. There’s no hiding behind the curtains anymore.”
How the wealthy destroy public schools, one gift at a time
They’re certainly doing a good job of burning down public education.
Lift Us Up: Meet the activists on the front lines of...
We look at the criminalization of black and brown students that has led to what is known as the school-to-prison pipeline.
Fossil fuel divestment debates on campus spotlight the societal role of...
Divestment debates are forcing colleges and universities to reconsider how to contribute to a more resilient and sustainable future.
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NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back for 25 years
The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
Houthi seizure of Yemeni port pushes US diesel past $6 a gallon for first...
Saudi oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 as the Iran war disrupts shipping.
Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall
More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
Forever War: How 9/11 Unleashed U.S. Violence on Civilians Abroad & Attacks on Rights...
We look at how post-9/11 policies and the so-called war on terror reshaped the country and the world with two Columbia faculty members who convened a two-day symposium on “The Forever War and the First Amendment.” The symposium brought together journalists, scholars, lawyers and activists to explore the legacy of the “war on terror,” specifically focused on the impact on democratic rights, including the freedoms of speech and the press.
Humanitarian Needs Grow as Nepal Recovers from Catastrophic Floods
1,367 people are confirmed dead and 5,132 remain missing, including 587 foreign nationals, two weeks after a glacial collapse triggered Nepal's floods.