Education

Trump Blasted for 'McCarthy-Like' Call for 'Patriotic Education' and Attack on Howard Zinn, 1619 Project

President Donald Trump speaking under a mural of America's founding fathers—many of whom owned slaves and pursued genocidal policies against Native Americans—on September 17, 2020. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

With Eye on Biden Victory, Warren and Schumer Unveil Plan to Cancel Up to $50,000 for Federal Student Loan Borrowers

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"Broadly cancelling student loan debt would be a game-changer for millions of people in this country and a lifeline when they desperately need it."

Big Ten Football Players as 'Guinea Pigs'? Critics Raise Concern Over Promises to Study Covid-19 Impacts

Julia Conley, staff writer

"University leadership needs to reflect on what they're asking of students. The...

'Now, Before It Is Too Late': Parents and Teachers Nationwide Call on Congress to Urgently Provide $250 Billion to Save Generation of Students

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Second grade teacher Alice Rey sanitizers students' desks for snack time at South Boston Catholic Academy in South Boston on Sept. 10, 2020.

"In a world turned upside down by a global pandemic, these backbone...

Teacher Deaths and College-Town Outbreaks Deepen Concern Over Covid-19 Risks Stirred by School Reopenings

'Where Are the Tests?' US Schools Reopen Amid Worrying Lack of Covid-19 Resources for Students, Educators

'Fund Our Future': Nationwide Day of Action to Demand Safe Schools Planned for September 2

DeVos Slammed for Arguing Pandemic Ultimately a 'Good Thing' for US Public Education

'Incredible Affirmation': Federal Court Again Sides with Transgender Student Gavin Grimm in Bathroom Case

'Victory for Students and Educators': Judge Blocks Florida School Reopening Order

Warren Praised for Using DNC Address to Demand Child Care as 'Part of the Basic Infrastructure of This Nation'

After Organizing Mass 'Sick-Out,' Arizona Teachers and School Staff Applauded for 'Bold' Collective Action to Stop Unsafe Reopening

Labor and Environmental Groups File Legal Petition Demanding Trump Solve 'Unconscionable' Shortage of PPE for Essential Workers

Scores of Education Experts Call on Schools to Reject Screen-Saturated Return to Learning

Privacy Advocates Demand Ban on Facial Recognition in Schools in Response to Damning Study on the Technology

'Impossible to Stay Quiet': With Nearly 100,000 Kids Infected by Covid-19 in Just Two Weeks, Medical Experts Warn Against Hasty Return to School

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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...