Topic: public education
Betsy DeVos won’t protect LGBTQ students
“Today, the Secretary of Education ... refused to affirm that she would put forward a program that would ban discrimination based on the LGBTQ status of students or ban discrimination based on religion.”
It’s a scam
The irony is obvious - taking money from the taxpaying public to destroy a vital public institution that, unlike charter schools, must take all comers.
The left is losing the war on education. Here’s how we...
After years of retreat, it’s time for a different tactic in the war on education.
Trump picks Ben Carson for dept of education
should Trump really take the steps to add ben Carson to his cabinet?
Public School Activists Stage Nationwide Rally to Prioritize Education
With the elections coming up, parents, educators, community organizers and progressive activists are focusing on the public school system and the need for governmental focus.
The Importance of Public Education
“The proper focus of authentic education is not ingestion and disgorgement of information like trained seals clapping their flippers on command but a process of development that leads to critical thinking and life-long learning skills.”
Throwing Public Education Under the Bus
Now the small-minded budget slashers won’t even pay for bus rides? It's time we invest fully in public education to get the future we want for our children.
Are Private Schools Better than Public?
Our public school system may be the best in the world. However, poverty, coupled with the fact that the people in charge are ignoring facts and turning instead to the corporate profit-seekers, is debilitating to the system.
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The Trump administration’s dangerous plans for “America’s backyard”
The last thing these countries need is a further escalation of violence and new approaches for dealing with what is in large part a youth problem need to be put forward.
College was once free and for the public good – What happened?
Students didn’t have to worry about tuition and debt until higher education became more about personal gain than contributing to society.
Bernie fights to oppose new dirty energy bill
“Our job is to move away from fossil fuels toward sustainable energy and energy efficiency,” Sanders said in a statement. “This bill does the opposite.”
In the last 40 years CEO pay has risen by 937% while worker wages...
America’s inequality problem continues to be the worst in the industrialized world.
Good news on Social Security and Medicare? Reports show just that
This is a good point to keep in mind as the Republicans try to dismantle Obamacare.
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