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How Project 2025 Could Transform Education in the U.S.
Here’s what the conservative plan says.
By Jackie Mader, Christina A. Samuels, Caroline Preston, Sarah Butrymowicz, Ariel Gilreath, Neal Morton, Olivia Sanchez, Meredith Kolodner, Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report, and Liz Willen
How Trump and Vance Plan to Dismantle Education As We Know It
From K-12 schools to higher ed.
By Sarah Butrymowicz, Ariel Gilreath, Meredith Kolodner, Jackie Mader, Neal Morton, Caroline Preston, Javeria Salman, Christina A. Samuels, Olivia Sanchez, and Nirvi Shah
So What Is Kamala Harris Actually Going to Do on Student Debt?
More than 43 million Americans owe $1.7 trillion in student loans.
By Alí Bustamante
How HBCU Students Feel About the 2024 Election
" I do not trust former President Donald Trump to maintain democracy."
By Aleisha Robinson, Azia Ross, Dierre Hartman, Ja’Caiya Y. Stephens, and Marcus Bland
Does Your Campus Make It Easy to Vote? If Not, This Org Can Help
College students face a lot of barriers when voting.
By Lizzie Ramirez
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.
By Laura JedeedPhotography by Amy Osborne
This Is the Real History of Columbus Day
The holiday was a response to the mistreatment of Catholic Americans.
By Melissa E. Marinaro
College Students Are Voting in Numbers They Never Have Before
“You’d think the dysfunction would scare people off, but it’s a motivator.”
By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report
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.
By Nadra Nittle, The 19th
The Evangelical Homeschooling Movement Shaped Generations of Kids
It taught kids to embrace the “evangelical gospel of whiteness and power.*
By Blake Chastain
Are College Students Really Not Reading Anymore?
We spoke to professors about what’s going down on campus.
By Marie-Rose Sheinerman
The ‘Unschooling’ Trend Can Be a Coverup for Neglect
Some “unschooled” students say they were deprived of a real education.
By Lauren Barton
I Lost My Brother to Gun Violence. Please Don’t Arm Teachers.
Giving teachers guns will only take more lives.
By Aldane Brooks
Trans Teen Badly Beaten at High School Party
"Being bullied throughout your life sucks, but being jumped is even worse.”
By Lex McMenamin
Your School Is Spying on You
Tracking the rise of surveillance technology in schools.
By Nolan Higdon and Allison Butler
How to Get a Job in Progressive Politics or Organizing
Yes, you can get paid to work on issues that matter to you.
By Katie Kirchner
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.
By Bobbi Dempsey
Young People From Low-Income Backgrounds Do a Different Kind of Unpaid Labor
It’s often discounted and undervalued.
By Anthony Abraham Jack
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.
By The New Voters Collaborative
These Students Are Graduating From College Behind Prison Walls
“You're breaking down and rebuilding yourself as a human being.”
By Charlotte West