Education
Congrats, graduates! Here’s your diploma and debt
April 25, 2017Grads begin their work lives with damaged credit and greater economic vulnerability. The only winners are the predatory loan servicing agencies.
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School principals say “it’s time to organize” against Trump
March 29, 2017Betsy DeVos’ profit-driven motive is bound to undermine the democratizing role of public education.
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Scholars chart the political economy of education privatization
March 20, 2017Around the world, major efforts are underway to turn public education into a product for sale on the market. New scholarship examines the economics and ideology behind it all.
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Time for a ‘sanctuary campus’ movement to protect students
March 15, 2017Schools should uphold and protect the right to learn for all of their students. They should be one of the safest places to be, no matter where you came from.
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Columbia teaching assistants give university lesson in unionism
March 10, 2017“Confronting the challenges to higher education requires the power of workers’ collective voices."
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