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November 1, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos thought privatizing the U.S. education system would be much easier.
October 23, 2017
Sarah Jones
Betsy DeVos’s incompetence will harm students with disabilities.
October 19, 2017
Graham Vyse
Ralph Northam Is Taking on Betsy DeVos—by Breaking With Barack Obama
Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate is a staunch defender of public schools and a skeptic of charter schools and standardized testing.
September 25, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos is headlining Harvard’s Koch-backed conference on school choice—with no critics of school choice.
September 1, 2017
Graham Vyse
Why Does America Keep Falling for “Sham Schools”?
The country has a long, maddening history with for-profit colleges—and the blame is bipartisan.
July 26, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos Is Making “School Choice” Toxic for Democrats
Conservatives frame privatization as a civil rights issue, but Trump's extreme agenda is energizing racial justice and public education advocates.
June 12, 2017
Magazine
Max Rivlin-Nadler
Trump the Union Buster
For graduate students fighting to unionize, time is running out.
June 6, 2017
Sarah Jones
Don’t let Silicon Valley near the kids.
May 30, 2017
Graham Vyse
Donald Trump’s war on civil rights is intensifying.
May 23, 2017
Magazine
Diane Ravitch
Don’t Like Betsy DeVos? Blame the Democrats.
The Democratic Party paved the way for the education secretary's efforts to privatize our public schools.
May 22, 2017
Graham Vyse
Can Cory Booker Win Over Progressives?
The rising star seemed destined to be a 2020 contender. But the populist wave and Trump resistance threaten to stall his ascent.
May 17, 2017
Sarah Jones
Trump’s education budget is shaping up to be a disaster.
May 5, 2017
Jeet Heer
Ivanka and Jared Will Not Save Us From Trump
They have the president's ear, but they're not moderating him. Here's why they hold so little sway over Trump.
April 24, 2017
Aaron R. Hanlon
Why Colleges Have a Right to Reject Hateful Speakers Like Ann Coulter
Disinviting right-wing provocateurs isn't a suppression of free speech. It's a value judgment in keeping with higher education's mission.
April 17, 2017
Graham Vyse
Education policy will divide Democrats in 2018, because Betsy DeVos.
April 10, 2017
Graham Vyse
Free college is the future of the Democratic Party.
March 31, 2017
Graham Vyse
Is D.C. “insanely stupid” for requiring child-care workers to have college degrees?
March 29, 2017
Graham Vyse
Why Are Democrats Fighting Over Free College?
After 2016, every liberal likes the idea. But proposals in New York and Rhode Island are running into unexpected turbulence.
March 22, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos’s “School Choice” Fallacy
“Undermining public education is not a choice,” Senator Patty Murray said in a speech Wednesday, railing against the education secretary's policies.
March 22, 2017
Graham Vyse
DeVos-style school privatization is surging in the states.
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