Sunday, December 22, 2024

Tag: education

6 causes you should care about right now

The following are examples of some of the most worthwhile causes out there.

A high-powered lawyer decides to leave career to teach and inspire...

Mr. Ismail is now the headmaster of Newham Collegiate Sixth Form in East London.

What to do when you see science denial at the science...

I went to DC’s Smithsonian Museum of Natural History expecting to learn about the history of our planet. Instead, I stumbled upon a Koch-funded climate denial disaster.

College was once free and for the public good – What...

Students didn’t have to worry about tuition and debt until higher education became more about personal gain than contributing to society.

Republicans are right: Going to college hurts

Women owe two-thirds of the nation’s outstanding $1.3 trillion student loan debt.

Why teachers don’t trust Betsy DeVos, and neither should you

While DeVos gives the silent treatment to news organizations, public officials, rights advocates, and educators, she maintains an open-door policy for those prone to agree with her.

U.S. Senators: Heartland Institute mailings to grade school science teachers ‘possibly...

This group of senators now wants DeVos to answer detailed questions about her contacts with the Heartland Institute.

It’s a scam

The irony is obvious - taking money from the taxpaying public to destroy a vital public institution that, unlike charter schools, must take all comers.

Can education for all work?

Our collective choice will have significant consequences for our children and the future of this country.

With eye on DeVos, students take fight for free higher education...

Students of higher education are joining together to stand up against U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and President Donald Trump.

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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...

Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.

Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot

Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.

Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law

Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.

Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated

The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.

Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight

Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.