Tag: education
Sanders unveils billionaire plot to undermine US public education: $9 million...
A new report by Sen. Bernie Sanders exposes a well-funded campaign by right-wing billionaires to privatize public education and divert critical funds from public schools.
Legal battle looms as Louisiana mandates Ten Commandments in classrooms
Republican Governor Jeff Landry signed House Bill 71 into law, mandating that the Ten Commandments be displayed in "large, easily readable font" in public classrooms by the start of 2025.
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.
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Thanks, MAGA, for exposing six corrosive myths that plague America – if we survive!
So kudos to today’s rightwing bellicosity for making clear the U.S. unilaterally wields deadly, rapacious power, whether sensible or stupid or gratuitous.
Trump administration threatens media licenses and treason charges over Iran war coverage
Critics warn FCC pressure on broadcasters and presidential threats of treason charges represent a dangerous escalation against press freedom during an active military conflict.
Million-dollar earners stop paying into Social Security for 2026
Recent polling indicates significant public support for reform, with approximately 71 percent of voters favoring a tax increase on wealthy Americans to guarantee the program's solvency.
Neocon nightmare: Americans flee Iraq as US embassy is hit and oil ports are...
Now that the US is again involved in a major war in the region, Iraq tilts to Washington’s enemy, Iran.
Big oil knew it was wrecking Louisiana’s coast, records show
Now, parish lawsuits, including one in front of the Supreme Court, could make oil giants pay to restore the state’s vanishing marshes.