‘They’ve given us a raise and nothing for students
'They've given us a raise and nothing for students': Teacher walkout shows no sign of ending
Educators stand fast; TPS closed again Wednesday
Oklahoma’s teacher walkout and Capitol protest showed no signs of stopping after a...
Foreign visas plunge under Trump
The United States is granting fewer visitor visas to people from around the world — not just Muslims — as President Donald Trump ratchets up his anti-immigration rhetoric.
By one measure, the U.S. granted 13...
These Are The Transgender Students Whom The Education Department Abandoned
These transgender students hoped the Department of Education would help them. Instead, they were rejected.
At least three school districts around the country are continuing to enforce potentially hostile restroom policies for transgender students after...
Education Dept. Reports Big Uptick In Complaints
Schools See Major Uptick In Racial Harassment, New Data Suggests
It’s “distressingly unsurprising,” one former Education Department official says.
The U.S. Department of Education’s civil rights division saw a significant increase in the number of complaints...
Why this economist thinks public education is mostly pointless
Spoiler alert: We disagree.
I’m not a libertarian, but I love debating libertarians.
Case in point: Bryan Caplan. Caplan is an economics professor at George Mason University and the author of a new book, The Case...
Education Dept to test putting federal aid on debit cards
The Education Department will be launching a pilot program to place financial aid dollars on debit cards — a move that would allow officials to track how that federal aid is being spent.
The program,...
Watch Kate Upton Play Tennis in Heels and a Skimpy Bodysuit
Tennis whites? So 2017. According to Kate Upton, bras, body suits and booties are perfect for the court– which she’s proving in day 19 of Love Magazine‘s advent calendar.
“I’m Kate Upton. Today is tennis...
You’re not going to get accepted into a top university on merit alone
In many ways, admission — and rejection — is arbitrary
After weeks of negotiation, Harvard University recently agreed to provide the Department of Justice access to its admissions files. The department is reopening a complaint...
The Impact Of Student Loan Debt On Millennial Happiness
There are many kinds of freedom, but very few of them are possible to achieve without financial dignity.
Maybe it’s not surprising that scientists have spent time studying the impact of various kinds of debt...
Department of Education Reverses Obama Administration Policies Combating Campus Sexual Assault
Last month, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced that she would rescind a key government policy related to campus sexual assault. Sources report that she did this in an effort to give colleges more freedom...