Tag: Public school
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.
The defeat of a school voucher program reveals the truth within...
The momentum for education savings accounts is increasing across the country, and public education advocates say they will endanger neighborhood schools.
A school choice nightmare: Families getting government funding to switch from...
The harrowing story of a Maine family shows the potential perils families face when they transfer to privately run schools that are less subject to government oversight.
School vouchers have been a disaster—now advocates are trying to rename...
What you need to know about education savings accounts, a kind of “super-voucher.”
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.
Parents like their public schools, no matter how much the charter...
Branding public schools as “failed” institutions is more about politics than education.
Saving our schools starts with spending less on the military
Imagine if we invested in them rather than war.
Betsy DeVos is gone, but her education agenda is rolling out...
Her efforts to privatize public schools are being rolled out in state legislatures across the country.
Yes, schools can improve; Here’s how
Faced with two utterly misguided directions for education policy, some argue for a “centrist solution,” as if meeting in the middle of two bad ideas can somehow produce something good.
Why We Need Democratic Socialism to Fix Our Educational System
Children aren't products to be bought and sold. The profit motive should end at the front door of the public school.
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California passes first US clothing recycling law: A bold step toward sustainability in fashion
The aim is to combat the growing environmental crisis posed by the fast fashion industry and textile waste, which has increasingly burdened the state’s landfills and ecosystem.
Helene unleashes a hurricane of anti-semitism
"How they're going at me is surprising because Marjorie Taylor Greene has made this inference that Jews control the weather, and I'm a Jewish mayor and somehow there's a correlation." Asheville's Jewish Mayor, Esther Manheimer
Kamala Harris unveils bold plan to expand Medicare to include home care, vision, and...
This new healthcare plan is poised to be a key issue in the 2024 presidential election, addressing the growing needs of the “sandwich generation.”
Progressives demand federal action as airlines and hotels exploit hurricane evacuations for profit
As thousands of residents fled the path of these catastrophic storms, reports of airlines, hotels, and other companies inflating prices emerged, raising concerns over corporate profiteering during emergencies.
Trump’s false claims about Hurricane Helene response draw fire from NC newspaper and local...
The Charlotte Observer issued a pointed editorial denouncing Trump’s false claims and warning that such disinformation is hampering recovery efforts.