The University of Idaho wants to buy the University of Phoenix for $685 million. Some Idaho lawmakers are starting to sour on the deal.
Education in America
Biden’s Latest Child Care Order
Today on TAP: Capping costs for 100,000 families is the right idea, at too small a scale.
Iowa Sees Little Progress on Gun Violence Prevention
After the Perry High School shooting, students demanded gun reform, but state lawmakers have been slow to respond.
Why Four Million Student Borrowers Got Debt Relief
It’s just a matter of Biden’s Education Department fixing existing forgiveness programs that previous presidents failed to follow for decades.
The Unheralded Labor of Fighting Book Bans
Groups of educators, parents, and activists work tirelessly to expose the costs of the post-pandemic surge in book challenges.
Pro-Union Joe and Grad Student Misgivings
Today on TAP: Some UAW teaching assistants object to their union’s endorsement of Biden. That’s understandable but idiotic.
First They Came for Harvard
The right’s long and all-too-unanswered war on liberal institutions claims a big one.
CFPB Report Finds Long-Predicted Student Loan Servicer Problems
Everyone thought these companies couldn’t handle the end of the repayment pause. Everyone was right.
Caltech’s Postdocs and Grad Workers Seek Union Recognition
Science graduate student assistants and researchers are at the forefront of recent unionization efforts in academia.
Neoliberalism and Education
A conversation between Robert Kuttner and Cathie Martin

