Education

Defending Public Schools, Demonstrators Greet Betsy DeVos at ALEC Annual Meeting

'Slap In the Face': DeVos Under Fire for Including Fringe Men's Rights Group in Sexual Assault Talks

Julia Conley, staff writer

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is under fire on Thursday as she holds three meetings on campus sexual assault—including one where she'll hear from a fringe "men's rights" group with a history of harassing sexual assault survivors and placing the blame for sexual and physical violence on victims. The "listening sessions" are aimed at assessing the...

To Protect Students from For-Profit School Predators, 19 States Sue Betsy DeVos

Jon Queally, staff writer

Led by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, a coalition of 19 states on...

'We Will Be Fearless': Teachers Vow to Defend Students From Trump and Devos

Jake Johnson, staff writer

In a speech during the National Education Association's (NEA) annual meeting in...

PA Teachers Lead Fight Against "Reckless" Bill Allowing Guns in Schools

Education Secretary DeVos Condemned for 'Alarming' Civil Rights Rollback

Will New Studies Make Betsy DeVos Admit School Vouchers Are a Total Scam?

'Stunning and Dangerous': DeVos Memo Reveals Plan to Roll Back Civil Rights

Trump, DeVos 'Betray' Students With Gift to Predatory For-Profit Schools

Elizabeth Warren Launches 'DeVos Watch' in Bid to Make Education 'Corruption-Free'

Come Together and Fight the Oligarchy, Sanders Tells Young Graduates

Trump's "Manifestly Cruel" Education Budget Would Crush Kids' Dreams

Senator's Bill Would Punish DeVos for Screwing Over Low-Income Students

Trump Administration to Raid Public Ed to Fund School Choice Programs

To Fight 'Surveillance Culture,' Activists Release Kid-Focused Privacy Toolkit

Fate of LA's Public Schools Hangs in Balance in Major Trump-Era Election

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Where $300 Million Of Our Money Went Wednesday - Hint: Not Education - Which Was Still Way Cheaper Than Tuesday

In the name of a sometimes questionable transparency - if you don't like something but can't do much about it, does it help to know about it? - the Defense Department publishes daily reports on the contracts they've awarded. On Jan. 14, it authorized spending over $800 million on military equipment and services. That was down to just under $300 million the next day, when the House passed a massive budget bill that includes $572 billion for defense - down from what was requested, but still...