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How Project 2025 Could Transform Education in the U.S.

Here’s what the conservative plan says.

How Trump and Vance Plan to Dismantle Education As We Know It

From K-12 schools to higher ed.

So What Is Kamala Harris Actually Going to Do on Student Debt?

More than 43 million Americans owe $1.7 trillion in student loans.

How HBCU Students Feel About the 2024 Election

" I do not trust former President Donald Trump to maintain democracy."

Does Your Campus Make It Easy to Vote? If Not, This Org Can Help

College students face a lot of barriers when voting.

What Happened When the Far-Right Took Over This Community College

The takeover of North Idaho College reveals the Far-Right’s blueprint for destroying higher education.

This Is the Real History of Columbus Day

The holiday was a response to the mistreatment of Catholic Americans.

College Students Are Voting in Numbers They Never Have Before

“You’d think the dysfunction would scare people off, but it’s a motivator.”

These Two States Are Responsible for Most of the Nation’s School Book Bans

The number of books banned in public schools over the past year skyrocketed to more than 10,000.

The Evangelical Homeschooling Movement Shaped Generations of Kids

It taught kids to embrace the “evangelical gospel of whiteness and power.*

Are College Students Really Not Reading Anymore?

We spoke to professors about what’s going down on campus.

The ‘Unschooling’ Trend Can Be a Coverup for Neglect

Some “unschooled” students say they were deprived of a real education.

I Lost My Brother to Gun Violence. Please Don’t Arm Teachers.

Giving teachers guns will only take more lives.

Trans Teen Badly Beaten at High School Party

"Being bullied throughout your life sucks, but being jumped is even worse.”

Your School Is Spying on You

Tracking the rise of surveillance technology in schools.

How to Get a Job in Progressive Politics or Organizing

Yes, you can get paid to work on issues that matter to you.

The FAFSA Mess Means Some Students May Never Attend College

The botched rollout of the new form hurt the very students it was supposed to help.

Young People From Low-Income Backgrounds Do a Different Kind of Unpaid Labor

It’s often discounted and undervalued.

How You Can Shape the 2024 Election As a High School Student

Even if you can’t vote this year, you can still play a critical role in the election.

These Students Are Graduating From College Behind Prison Walls

“You're breaking down and rebuilding yourself as a human being.”