Tag: education
How the Trump administration wields the federal government’s power over public...
With the help of the U.S. Supreme Court and congressional Republicans, Trump is turning public education into the great unequalizer.
Layoffs at Education Department will continue after Supreme Court ruling
The reduction-in-forces combined with voluntary and incentivized departures would cause an overall mass dismissal of 50 percent of the workforce.
Trump and Republicans want taxpayers to fund their pet project: Private...
A proposal for a nationwide federally supported school voucher program is just another of President Trump’s schemes to give advantages to the rich at the expense of the rest of us.
Federal judge orders 1,300 fired employees of Education Department reinstated
District Court Judge Myong J. Joun in Massachusetts reinstated 1,300 Education Department employees and restored "the Department to the status quo."
Elon Musk leaves Trump administration after gutting government services and dodging...
Musk’s chaotic 130-day tenure ends with lasting damage to federal agencies, threats to global aid, and deep conflicts of interest that watchdogs say will haunt public institutions for years.
USDA ends school food program halting more than $1 billion in...
Two program providing schools and food banks with money to buy from local farmers and ranchers were recently ended by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Rule Breakers: The compelling true story of Afghan girls who risked...
Rule Breakers highlights the unique transformative power of education and raises awareness about the crucial importance of the right to education for girls in Afghanistan.
McMahon confirmation exposes Trump’s plan to dismantle public education
Educators, unions, and civil rights advocates warn that the Trump administration’s agenda would devastate public schools, privatize education, and gut federal oversight.
‘Educational arson’: Trump moves to abolish Dept. of Education amid broader...
We speak to longtime educator Jesse Hagopian about what he calls an “extremist, authoritarian power grab to dismantle public education and enforce ideological conformity.”
University of Toronto students score a win for the climate—and campus...
“This victory shows students have the ability to enact institutional change."
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Israel and the United States are merging their military. Here’s why.
"From aid to partnership," the U.S. and Israel are set to become even more united in genocide.
Forget the DC swamp—here’s a gripping documentary about the most courageous, legendary clean water...
We’re talking seriously impactful breakthroughs, per this Inside Climate News report, as Diane and local citizen scientists now oversee a $50 (FIFTY!) million settlement—the largest clean water EPA penalty ever.
Politicians should stop hiding behind the ‘two-state solution’ fantasy
Whatever the rhetoric, ending Israeli control over Palestinians in the territories occupied since 1967 is not on the table.
Baby we can bomb Iran
A re-cast version of Springsteen’s “Born to Run.”
DHS warehouse jail plan signals historic expansion of immigration detention
Documents and reporting reveal a sweeping plan to convert warehouses and deploy military contracting to rapidly expand immigration jails across the United States.