Truthout
Education & Youth
If Trump Sells Student Loan Portfolio, Avenues of Debt Cancellation Could Close
Privatizing student loan debt would mean less protection for debtors, more suffering, and fewer paths to relief.
Many Warned That a Child Care Cliff Was Coming. It’s Now Here.
Facing budget shortfalls, states are quietly cutting child care funding — and families are running out of options.
Lawsuit Charges That CA Law Illegally Muzzles Students and Teachers on Palestine
The new law conflates criticism of Zionism with antisemitism and punishes educators for teaching truthful information.
Russia’s Invasion Has Hollowed Out Higher Education in Ukraine
Ukrainian students and faculty have spent years contending with air raids, financial strain, and martial law.
Repression of Palestine Solidarity on Campus Enabled Anti-Migrant Escalation
Faculty are forming support networks to connect with each other to protect students and end the genocide in Palestine.
Fired for “Crime” of Speaking at Socialism Summit, Texas Professor Speaks Out
Professor Tom Alter is appealing to Texas’s Board of Regents after being temporarily reinstated and then fired again.
GOP Wants to Mandate “Fetal Development Education.” It’s Anti-Abortion Nonsense.
Republicans can’t seem to convince adults to vote against abortion, so they’re trying to brainwash kids instead.
Shutdown Threatens Head Start Access for Tens of Thousands of Kids
Children may lose access to healthy meals, families may lose affordable child care, and Head Start staff may lose jobs.
Rutgers University Senate Passes Academic Freedom Resolution After Prof Flees US
The move follows death threats against Mark Bray, who is among 22 Rutgers professors on Turning Point USA’s “watchlist.”
NYC Public Schools System Defies Trump Anti-Trans Demands, Files Lawsuit
This defiance stands in sharp contrast to the elite institutions that have capitulated under federal funding threats.
Critics Alarmed as Trump Leverages Shutdown to Gut Special Education Office
Some believe the layoffs are a way to force the special education law to be managed by some other federal office.
As WIC Funding Dwindles During the Government Shutdown, Parents Worry
Even after the government eventually reopens, the assistance program’s future remains uncertain.
Ed Dept Restores Funding for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss After Outcry
The Trump administration targeted the programs in its attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion.