Big endowments and big money have made administrators more accountable to financiers than their own universities.
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As Children Head Back to School, Partisan Politics Threatens Their Learning and Safety
Schools must model the true meaning of freedom in a democracy.
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Bureaucracy Jams Up Student Debt Relief for Disabled Borrowers
Recently announced student debt forgiveness for ‘totally and permanently disabled’ people leaves many at the mercy of a bureaucratic and somewhat random process.
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Hackers Post Student Vaccination Details
Students claiming religious exemptions on a California university campus have been doxxed, intensifying the debate over COVID-19 shots.
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Classroom Segregation Endures in North Carolina
New legislation would raise awareness about educational disparities across the state. But first the state must address the stratification within schools.
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The Child Tax Credit: A Political and Policy Triumph
As Congress begins debating budget reconciliation, the case grows for making the credit permanent—and altering outmoded budget rules to get that done.
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Student Loan Pause Extended. Next Stop, Cancellation?
The authority to forgive student debt is the same as the authority to pause payments. There’s no excuse not to move forward.
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For Student Debtors, Time’s Running Out
In just three months, the student loan payment moratorium is scheduled to come to an end. Borrowers are starting to panic.
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The Attempted Defenestration of Nikole Hannah-Jones
A textbook case of systemic racism and partisan overreach stands to tarnish the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill.
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Student Loan Servicing Companies Shouldn’t Exist
And Rich Cordray, now running the office of Federal Student Aid, could help make that a reality. It would even help with the cancellation of student debt.