Tag: education
Public libraries continue to thrive despite defunding and privatization attacks
Efforts by governments and cities across the nation to defund the public library indicate a misunderstanding of the essential role that libraries play.
University of California workers lead largest academic strike in US history
Academic workers at the University of California system are on strike for better working conditions — with other universities joining.
An unlikely city in the South could be home to a...
Advocates for school improvement in Jackson, Mississippi, want investments in education infrastructure, not more charter schools and privatization.
1 in 3 of world’s poorest countries spend more on debt...
"Education systems desperately need more and better funding across low- and lower-middle-income countries."
Parents like their public schools, no matter how much the charter...
Branding public schools as “failed” institutions is more about politics than education.
The fossil free research movement is taking universities by storm
Fossil Free Research launched earlier this year and aims to build on momentum from the successful fossil fuel divestment movement at universities in the U.S., U.K. and beyond.
The real reason teachers are quitting
Defend our teachers. Pay our teachers. Value our teachers. The work they do determines our future.
Joe Biden could have gone a lot further on student loans
The president’s loan forgiveness plan is narrow and paltry—and his administration’s preparation to fend off outraged criticism from both sides of the aisle speaks volumes.
Community schools can revitalize the neighborhoods around them
The transformative approach to school improvement is a catalyst for community revival.
We can do so much more on student loan forgiveness
The administration still has time to take real action on student loan debt, but they need to get moving.
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Largest U.S. corporations paid 10.4% federal tax in 2025, ITEP finds
The study of 706 companies counted 114 that paid no current federal income tax and $198 billion in subsidies from rates below 21%
Insurers drop Medicare Advantage plans for 1 million seniors
KFF counted 193 counties with no Medicare Advantage drug plan open to general enrollment in 2027, up from 123 this year
How Cleta Mitchell Turned Trump’s “Big Lie” Into a Movement
Conservative powerbroker Cleta Mitchell has raised a grassroots army to transform American voting systems and worked closely with the administration to enact her plans. No one besides Trump himself has done more to overhaul elections.
Gaza newborn dies of hypothermia as Israel continues to block lifesaving aid
A two-week-old infant’s death amid winter storms underscores mounting warnings from UN agencies that blocked shelter, destroyed hospitals, and widespread hunger are making exposure deadly for Gaza’s youngest residents.
Greenhouse gases hit record highs in 2025, WMO says
Carbon dioxide reached 426.8 parts per million, up from 377.5 when the UN weather agency began its bulletin in 2004