An appellate court gets the facts wrong in an ill-conceived decision.
Education in America
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First 100: Biden Enters the Housing Supply Minefield
The competitive grant program in the American Jobs Plan looks a lot like Race to the Top, which didn’t work out well for education reformers.
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PragerU’s Newest Target: Kindergarten
The right-wing nonprofit started building out its educational arm last fall. But now, it has content for five-year-olds.
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The Right Curriculum? How PragerU Infiltrates Schools.
The right-wing nonprofit, known for viral videos like ‘The Left Ruins Everything,’ launched a program specifically designed for teachers last fall. But according to students, its content has been in public schools for years.
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The Education Department’s Slow-Walk on Student Debt
Activists are frustrated by a lack of action, and not just on mass cancellation.
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The Berkeley School
In recent years, economics has grown more concerned about inequality and how to fix it. The instigators of this epochal progressive shift ply their trade at UC Berkeley.
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Altercation: Media Blaming BIDEN for Dearth (or Death) of Bipartisanship?
A little acknowledgment of Republicans’ intransigence and criminality would be welcome.
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Fighting For-Profit Colleges, or Collaborating With Them?
A former for-profit college network executive is pushing to be named to run a key federal student loan office.
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Reading the Fine Print of University Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledges
The University of Southern California and Columbia are the latest schools to shed fossil fuel investments. But these commitments merit a closer look.
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First 100: Reopening All Schools Requires Public Investment in the Poorest
Plus, CARES Act tax breaks to opioid manufacturers.
