Tag: schools
Betsy DeVos’ deadly plan to reopen schools
DeVos’ entire tenure has centered on shafting low-income students and their families—the very people she’s supposed to protect.
Survey shows 1 in 5 teachers—citing COVID-19 concerns—likely won’t return to...
"Though Americans are optimistic about a return to in-person learning, there is angst among teachers, parents, and America at large about how to keep our schools safe if the virus isn't fully contained."
Lead-based paint found in half of all inspected schools
To make an impact on lead hazards in America’s schools, there needs to be transparency.
Inconsistent testing standards leads to lead exposure in school drinking water
"The concern is that while we are not taking much action, children are being damaged on a generational level."
EPA is failing to protect school children from asbestos, internal watchdog...
"Without compliance inspections, the EPA cannot know whether schools pose an actual risk of asbestos exposure to students and personnel."
Books, not magazines: Outcry grows over DeVos plan to divert federal...
DeVos’s plan would use federal Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants to pay for firearms and to train educators in their use.
Tax Time: How Corporations Are Cheating Schoolchildren
It's a devious double whammy: Taxpayers are giving money to the corporations and then paying a second time to meet the needs of the underfunded public schools.
Samuel L. Jackson and Stephen Colbert Team Up to Fund America’s...
The actor and the talk show host want the public to back projects on the education crowdfunding website DonorsChoose.org.
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Trump, the felon, has been making a complete fool out of the US court...
The political destruction of Trump who, as a candidate for president is the greatest insult to our democracy and our Constitution and to the U.S. court system that has constantly bent to him and given him one free pass after another.
Trump calls for ABC News to be fired after embarrassing debate loss and real-time...
Trump was fact-checked in real-time by moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis, the former president called for the entire ABC News team to be fired, accusing the network of bias and unfair treatment.
Democrats push groundbreaking bill to make Big Oil pay for climate crisis
The Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act would require major fossil fuel companies to pay into a damages fund, modeled after the Superfund, to help mitigate the harm caused by their contributions to global warming.
Putin warns of NATO involvement as US weighs letting Ukraine use long-range missiles in...
Putin’s warning came as reports surfaced suggesting that U.S. President Joe Biden is considering allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles against Russian targets, marking a dangerous new phase in the two-and-a-half-year war.
Wyden calls out trillions dodged by ultra-rich, proposes tax reform to fully fund Social...
Democratic senators propose fair tax contributions from the ultra-wealthy as a solution to protect Social Security for future generations, challenging Republican cuts and calling for real revenue reform.