Education

1,000+ Professors Endorse Call to Cancel All Federal Student Loan Debt

"Universal debt cancellation would be the ﬁrst serious step toward the goal of College for All that we have seen in our lifetime."

Jake Johnson · Mar 29, 2022

Protesters demand Biden cancel student debt

'This Law Will Not Stand,' Say Equality Defenders as DeSantis Signs 'Don't Say Gay' Bill

Julia Conley · Mar 28, 2022

Student's assignment listing no positive effects of imperialism

US High Schooler's Answer Listing Zero 'Positive Effects of Imperialism' Goes Viral

Julia Conley · Mar 23, 2022

'A Win-Win-Win': Analysis Shows Sweeping Benefits of BBB's Childcare and Pre-K Proposals

Jessica Corbett · Mar 21, 2022

An oil pumpjack is silhouetted against the morning sunrise on July 8, 2021, north of Bakersfield, California.

500+ Academics Call for End to Climate Research Funded by Fossil Fuel Industry

Andrea Germanos · Mar 21, 2022

Striking Minneapolis teachers and education support professionals hold placards in front of the Justice Page Middle school in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 8, 2022.

'Release the Dough': Minneapolis Teachers Strike for First Time in More Than 50 Years

"We're on strike for safe and stable schools and systemic change," said the leader of the local teachers union.

Kenny Stancil · Mar 9, 2022

For the Greater Good—California Looks to Restore Free College

We are now moving closer to a future where California's youth can leave college and fulfill their dreams of starting a business, a family, or buying a home

Reginald Jones-Sawyer · Mar 9, 2022

Calls Mount to Cancel Student Debt as Biden Weighs Longer Payment Pause

"We need immediate student debt relief, and deferring payments again is a great step, but we need to do more," says Congresswoman Marie Newman.

Jessica Corbett · Mar 5, 2022

Florida Students Stage Walkouts Over 'Don't Say Gay' Bill

"Thousands of students across the state are refusing to watch their classmates (or themselves!) be erased by the Legislature. They're demanding an end to #DontSayGay."

Jenna McGuire · Mar 3, 2022

Florida GOP Is Using 'Parental Rights' to End Public Education as We Know It

It’s about ending public schools as we know them, as the single-most powerful engine of pluralism and unity in America.

Pierre Tristam · Feb 24, 2022

Billie Eilish Advocates for Plant-Based School Meals on Capitol Hill

"I'm proud to advocate for this legislation that will help to fight climate change, combat food insecurity, and promote health equity."

Jenna McGuire · Feb 22, 2022

Florida GOP Denounced for Making Anti-LGBTQ Bill 'Even More Dangerous'

An amendment to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill filed by Republican Rep. Joe Harding would require schools to out LGBTQ students even if educators believe doing so will result in "abuse, abandonment, or neglect."

Kenny Stancil · Feb 21, 2022

Students in the Exploring Computer Science class in Los Angeles Unifed School District

Teaching and Learning Through a Pandemic

This is the exact wrong time to shame students, teachers and schools with test scores that mean little

Brian Gibbs · Feb 20, 2022

Schools in the South Are Failing to Teach Accurate Reconstruction History

A report found that most state standards on Reconstruction history focus solely on governmental actions while ignoring the grassroots political strategies developed by Black communities during this period.

Benjamin Barber · Feb 18, 2022