Unlike many labor actions, the Los Angeles teachers’ strike is not really about wages or benefits. At its core, this is a struggle to defend public schools against the privatizing drive of … Continue reading Billionaires vs. LA Schools
The United States ranked sixth in the world for healthcare and education in 1990, but has since fallen behind its peers. This is partly the result of reduced and poorly allocated funds … Continue reading US ranks 27th for healthcare and education, down from sixth place in 1990
It all became real the summer before my senior year of college. It was 2010, and my home phone still had a cord, which I wrapped around my fingers as I waited … Continue reading I’ve Paid $18,000 To A $24,000 Student Loan, & I Still Owe $24,000
The outlets that feigned outrage over the cost of Bernie Sanders’ proposals are silent after the largest military budget increase ever. The $81B increase in the $700B military budget this year approved … Continue reading Outlets That Scolded Sanders Over Deficits Uniformly Silent on $700B Pentagon Handout
Thousands of people who have private student loans and haven’t been paying them on time may get an unexpected gift—their loans may be wiped away. $12B worth of student loans could be … Continue reading Thousands of Student Loans Could Be Wiped Away Due to Missing Paperwork
Tuition fees have become a political battleground. But what’s been their impact? Comparing countries that provide free college education to countries that charge, you see that poorer children are the ones that … Continue reading 10 charts that show the effect of tuition fees
News of growing total owed by 6.4 million borrowers follows Labour’s general election pledge to scrap tuition fees Source: UK student loan debt soars to more than £100bn | Money | The … Continue reading UK student loan debt soars to more than £100bn
The plan by the Secretary of Education represents the Trump administration’s multi-part assault on public education and the non-rich According to budget documents obtained by The Washington Post, the Trump administration plans … Continue reading Billionaire Betsy DeVos wants to scrap student debt forgiveness. Surprised?
Great discussion going on over on Reddit: (1944) After WWII FDR planned to implement a second bill of rights that would include the right to employment with a livable wage, adequate housing, … Continue reading FDR’s Proposed Second Bill of Rights
The US saw declines in math performance while remaining flat in reading and science. The US didn’t even crack the top 10, which shows that, as a country, the United States needs … Continue reading The latest ranking of top countries in math, reading, and science is out — and the US didn’t crack the top 10
We are hearing a language of crisis, with concepts like “austerity” and “efficiency,” what economist Paul Krugman has correctly termed “austerity ideology,” applied to every public institution. As faculty members we believe … Continue reading Our Public Universities Are Not in Good Health
During one of her campaign speeches in Reno, Hillary Clinton brought attention to the “Alt Right.” She described the Alt Right as promoting race-baiting ideas, anti-Muslin and anti-immigrant ideas, and anti-woman ideas. … Continue reading Memes and Donald Trump: A Look Into the Alt-Right
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