Education

68% Want to Hike Taxes on the Rich to Help the Poor: Survey of OECD Nations

'There Is No Meritocracy': College Admissions Scandal Exposes Systemic Rot, Progressives Say

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

"I hope it's a wake-up call for people who have bought into the system that people become wealthy because they have worked hard."

Right-Wing State Legislators Working to Destroy Climate and Science Education, Analysis Warns

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"The only way to be sure they don't pass is to raise public awareness."

'Only the Beginning': Oakland Teachers Return to Classroom After Week-Long Strike, But Vow to Build on Victory

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Educators will no longer let this school district starve our neighborhood...

'We Are Crushing the Next Generation': Young Millennials Saddled With $1,005,000,000,000 in Student Debt

Latest to Join Nationwide Uprising, Oakland Teachers on Strike

Flooding State Capitol, West Virginia Teachers Save Public Education From Privatization Scheme

'Our Generation Will Suffer': Tens of Thousands of Students From 60+ UK Communities Join Climate Strike

Following Three-Day Strike, Denver Teachers Score Latest Victory in Nationwide #RedForEd Movement

Because Society 'Leaps Forward' When People Take Action, UK Headteachers Union Backs Student #ClimateStrike

'For Our Students and For Our Profession': Denver Educators Strike for First Time in 25 Years

Citing $750 Million Tax Break for Amazon While Students Suffer, Teachers Walk Out in Virginia

'This Is Called Union-Busting': As Teachers Union Approves Strike, Denver Superintendent Wants to Turn Furloughed Federal Workers Into Scabs

'Historic Day for American Unions': Los Angeles Teachers Strike Earns Victory for Labor, Public Education

With Students 'Getting Ripped Off' by Wells Fargo, Elizabeth Warren Calls for Kicking Big Bank Off Campus

Backing Teachers, Sanders Says LA Strike Exposes National Need for 'Revolution in Public Education'

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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...