Education

Betsy DeVos Stirs Fresh Outrage: Says School Safety Panel Won't Study Role of Guns

As Advocates See Hundreds of Civil Rights Cases Dismissed by Trump's Education Dept, National Groups Take on DeVos

Julia Conley, staff writer

"These were all complaints that were legitimate. I guess we have selective civil rights in the United States now."

As Teacher Revolt Sweeps Nation, Democrats Propose Clawing Back Tax Cut for 1% to Fund $50 Billion Boost to Schools

Julia Conley, staff writer

"We will take a bullet for our students," teachers say, but elected officials...

'Largest Act of Organized Teacher Political Action in State History' as North Carolina Joins National Wave

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

The statewide teachers' association said marchers hope to elect "more pro-...

DeVos 'Corruption Racket' Continues as Education Dept Shuts Down Probes Into Predatory Colleges

Vowing to End Corporate Bullying of Organized Workers, Sanders Unveils Bill to Restore Union Power

Mirroring the Powerful They Often Cover, Major Newspapers Dominated by Graduates of Elite Schools, Study Finds

After Achieving 'Something Truly Historic,' Arizona Teachers Head Back to Classrooms With Sights on November Elections

'Advocacy at Its Finest': Teacher of the Year Hands Trump Notes From Her Refugee Students

Police Unleash 'Brutal Attacks' on Anti-Austerity Protesters in Puerto Rico

"You're the One Creating the 'Bad' Schools": Nation's Top Teachers Denounce Devos During Closed-Door Session

'Backed Up Against a Wall,' Arizona and Colorado Teachers Join Wave of Strikes to Demand Education Funding

As Wave of Teacher Strikes Slated to Continue, GOP State Lawmakers Aim to Jail Protesters

Demanding Arizona Put Schools Over Corporate Tax Cuts, Teachers Approve Statewide Strike

National School Walkout Underway Because "Guns Don't Die. Children Do."

Ahead of Nationwide Walkout, Study Shows More Mass School Shooting Deaths So Far This Century Than Entirety of Last

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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...