It turns out that you can’t just turn the government off and then back on again.
Education in America
What Trump Could Learn From Hitler on NIH Funding
Even the Führer knew to support German science, and not just for war. Why is Trump trying to destroy America’s great research universities?
Conservatives Have Big Plans for D.C. Public Schools
Making vouchers universal in D.C. would be universally unpopular, but there’s nothing to stop the GOP.
These Teachers Will Have to Cross Party Lines to Get a Union
Can educators in California’s largest nonunion public school district—in a county that flipped to Trump—upend a 65-year tradition?
Universities and the Coming Storm
It’s difficult for colleges to defend democracy if they aren’t run democratically.
School Violence and Misplaced Faith in Cellphones
Phones don’t stop bullets or fights.
The Movement to Free Schools of Smartphones Is Winning
Evidence shows that phones harm children and education. A growing number of schools are paying attention.
Why Workers Deserted a Neoliberal Democratic Party
Herewith, a union leader’s suggestions on why they left and how to win them back.
Student Debtors Could See Hopes Vanish Under Trump
Not just mass debt relief, but borrowers promised debt relief through various programs could be denied those benefits in the next presidential term.
A Win for Kentucky Public Schools
Kentucky voters soundly rejected sending taxpayer dollars to private schools, showing yet again that Kentuckians stand with public educators.

