Education

Beyond Bridges and Roads, Bowman Makes Case for 'Care Infrastructure'

Frances Taplett says goodbye to her daughter, Claire, 5, while dropping her off with Debra Davis, the director of the Whitehead Institute at Bright Horizons in Cambridge, Massachusetts on August 13, 2020. (Photo: Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

'We Need Police-Free Schools': Survey Finds 2/3 of US Students Want Cops Removed From Campus

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

"Students deserve more than an education system that is hell-bent on criminalizing them instead of providing them with the resources they need to succeed."

South Carolina Bill Would Require Teaching Based on Trump's Ahistorical 1776 Report

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

Former President Donald Trump hugs the U.S. flag during CPAC 2019 on March 2, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

"This kind of legislation... introduces more problems and more politics," said...

'We Need Full Abolition,' Advocates Say as Biden Reviews Authority to Cancel Student Debt

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A man wears a sticker showing his college debt during an Occupy Wall Street rally against the high cost of college tuitions on April 25, 2012 in New York City. (Photo: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

The president has signaled he supports forgiving $10,000 per borrower but...

Nurses, Teachers, and Experts Push Back Against Rush to Reopen Schools as Covid-19 Cases Spike

Teachers Unions Want More Details on CDC Guidance of Desks 3 Feet Apart

'We Can Cancel All $1.8 Trillion,' Say Activists as Cardona Announces Full Debt Relief for Scammed Students

'A Big, Big Deal': Climate Activists Applaud Rutgers University's Fossil Fuel Divestment Plan

Biden Signs Two Executive Orders to Advance Gender Equality on International Women's Day

'Life-Changer for Millions': FCC Approves Program to Help Poor Families Overcome Digital Divide During Pandemic

Majority of US Voters Want Government to Invest More in Healthcare, Education, and Fighting Poverty: Poll

'A Big Mistake': Bowman and Education Experts Blast Biden Administration for Mandating Standardized Tests Amid Pandemic

In Complaint to FTC, Child Advocates Warn Prodigy Math Game Exploiting Pandemic to Prey on Students, Parents

By 17-Point Margin, Voters Want Biden to Cancel $50k in Student Debt: Poll

New Economic Study 'Demolishes' Myth About Student Debt Parroted by Joe Biden

Biden 'Can and Must Go Big,' Say Progressives Urging President to #CancelStudentDebt

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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...