Calling Us ‘Customers’ Doesn’t Solve the Student Debt Crisis
Far-right orthodoxy on education casts students as customers paying for a service. That rhetoric tricks students into chasing bad options.
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Head of Federal Student Financial Aid Office Resigns
James Runcie submitted his resignation following an apparent disagreement with Betsy DeVos over his scheduled testimony on improper aid payments.
Music Teachers Believe a Lot of Myths
New research from Germany suggests many are unclear regarding which claims about music and the brain have actually been confirmed.
As Federal Trans Protections Shift, Higher Education Adapts
As the Trump administration moves to roll back protections for trans students, institutions of higher learning find themselves caught in the middle.
Should Graduate Students Unionize?
As elections for unionization continue throughout the country, students find themselves not only at odds with their school administrations—but also with each other.
Trump’s Projected Education Budget to Make Deep Cuts—Except for School Choice
The cuts are expected to affect 150 positions in the Department of Education.
District High Schools Experience Higher Graduation Rates While Simultaneously Losing More Students
Schools whose graduation rates are rising are simultaneously losing many students to charter schools and schools in other parts of town.
Scientists, Not Politicians, Are the Biggest Threat to Science’s Credibility
Political activism for science is fine as long as science itself remains trustworthy.
Appeal Likely in Alabama School Desegregation Case Allowing Mostly White Town to Leave Largely Black District
Gardendale can take over control of its two elementary schools from the Jefferson County district this fall for a three-year period.
Debunking the Myth of the Miraculous Stradivarius
New research finds audiences cannot reliably distinguish between the sound of new instruments and old masters.