Seattle Public Schools Considering Social Justice Math Curriculum

Graham Piro
October 22, 2019 12:40 PM

Seattle's largest public school district is considering a proposal that would infuse math courses with elements of social justice, including studying how math has been "appropriated by Western culture" and is used to "oppress and marginalize people and communities of color."

Elizabeth Warren Failed to Stand Up for Low-Income Harvard Employees During 2009 Layoffs

Former Harvard employee: Warren 'certainly did not stand up' for coworkers facing termination

Collin Anderson
September 18, 2019 5:00 AM

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has campaigned as a champion of the working class, but she failed to stand up for low-income Harvard employees facing layoffs, a former Harvard library assistant says.

Katie Porter (D) Sponsors Student Loan Bill, Skips Out on Student Loan Hearing

Dem Rep. was at Capitol but missed 'first-ever' full hearing on student lending

Todd Shepherd
September 13, 2019 12:25 PM

California representative Katie Porter (D.) skipped out on a full committee hearing on the so-called student loan crisis even though she is the primary sponsor of a student loan-related bill slated by the committee as being integral to the hearing's purpose.

McCready (D) Slams GOP Opponent for Not Believing in Public Schools, Sends Children to $18K Private School

'They do anything they can to conduct a war on schools'

Cameron Cawthorne
August 16, 2019 1:55 PM

Democratic congressional candidate Dan McCready (N.C.) on Sunday accused his Republican opponent Dan Bishop of not believing in public schools, despite sending his children to a private school that costs $18,000 a year.

School Voucher Kids More Likely to Graduate From College, Study Says

New research on nation's longest-running school voucher program

Charles Fain Lehman
August 16, 2019 5:00 AM

A long-running voucher program boosted college graduation rates among low-income students, a recently released study shows, providing powerful evidence for the continuing positive effects of voucher-based approaches to education.

GOP Leader Demands Investigation Into Anti-Semitic Calif. High School Curriculum

New public school educational agenda is 'blatantly anti-Semitic, anti-Israel'

Adam Kredo
August 14, 2019 1:00 PM

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) is demanding an investigation into how the California Department of Education crafted a "blatantly anti-Semitic, anti-Israel" high school curriculum that has fostered unease in the state's pro-Israel and Israeli-American communities.

Biden: ‘Poor Kids Are Just As Bright And Just As Talented As White Kids’

The Democratic front-runner has had a series of verbal gaffes

Graham Piro
August 8, 2019 10:08 PM

Former Vice President Joe Biden committed another gaffe Thursday when he said, "poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids" during remarks about America's education system.

Cory Booker’s Brother Got Top N.J. Education Job After Poor Tenure Leading Charter School

One teacher said she had 'no idea what he did' during the first year of operation

Philip Caldwell
July 11, 2019 12:15 PM

Cary Booker, older brother of senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker (D., N.J.), landed a top education job in the New Jersey governor’s administration in June despite an abysmal record leading a charter school in Tennessee, according to a report by NJ Advance Media.

Study Links School Choice to Crime Reduction

Students who participated in voucher program less likely than peers to be arrested

Patrick Hauf
July 11, 2019 5:00 AM

The study, authored by Prof. Patrick J. Wolf of the University of Arkansas and Corey A. DeAngelis, Director of School Choice for the Reason Foundation, found that participation in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) lowered the chances of a student being convicted of a crime in adulthood.

Bernie Seeks to Bail Out Bankers, Lawyers, Doctors

Analysis: Sanders Debt Forgiveness Plan Would Benefit the Well-Off

Charles Fain Lehman
June 27, 2019 5:00 AM

Sanders's plan, which he first announced Monday, would void or otherwise repay the combined $1.6 trillion in student debt currently held by some 45 million Americans. Sanders said taming "Wall Street's greed" through transaction taxes is necessary to abolish student debt.