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Global surge in attacks on education: 6,000 incidents in two years

GCPEA report reveals escalating violence against schools and universities amid global conflicts.

120 countries have signed the Safe Schools Declaration. Sadly, the US...

Should the United States join the Safe Schools Declaration and support the global movement to protect education from attack?

Trump pledges to crush campus protests, deport Pro-Palestinian demonstrators, shocking donors

At a private donor event, Trump promises to expel student protesters and curb pro-Palestinian movements on campuses, revealing his hard-line stance.

Sanders and Senate Democrats push for strengthened student loan debt relief...

This effort, lauded as “historic” by Sanders and his colleagues, aims to provide significant financial relief to millions of Americans burdened by student debt.

Louisiana to allow tax dollars to pay for private schools in...

The LA GATOR Scholarship Program aims to introduce school vouchers, a controversial policy that has seen mixed results across the United States.

Tennessee’s bold move: Arming educators as a countermeasure to rising school...

The bill under scrutiny mandates that teachers wishing to carry concealed weapons undergo 40 hours of specialized training, alongside mental health evaluations and background checks.

Biden administration announces new plan to cancel student debt

The new plan is an effort to fulfill a promise that President Biden made as a candidate in 2020.

Biden is forgiving another $1.2 billion in student loan debt starting...

As loan servicers process their forgiveness, they will see their debts discharged from their accounts.  

Court halts Texas law on book ratings, upholding freedom in school...

In a landmark decision, a federal appeals court blocks a Texas law that aimed to impose ratings on library books, citing constitutional violations and safeguarding the right to free expression.

Why we need to ban college legacy admissions

A big reason rich kids have such an advantage is so-called “legacy admissions”—the preference elite schools give to family members of alumni.

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Clinton blames young people and social media for opposition to Gaza genocide

A speech at a far right Israeli publication’s summit sparks criticism over claims that youth are misinformed rather than responding to documented atrocities.

Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP funds from democratic-led states

A new confrontation between the White House and blue states raises concerns about the political use of food assistance programs.

How the pro-Palestine movement is outsmarting the algorithms

In response to systematic censorship by Meta and other platforms, Palestinians and their allies have built an innovative new playbook of tactics to beat the algorithm.

Apocalypse soon?

Returning a final time to Cheyenne Mountain.

Microsoft faces reckoning for assisting Israel’s genocide in Gaza

A new legal and shareholder campaign warns that Microsoft’s military contracts expose the company and its executives to international and domestic liability.