by Jeff Bryant | Mar 12, 2015 | Blog, Education
What fun we had recently with North Carolina's recently elected U.S. senator, Republican Thom Tillis, who insisted we didn't need government regulations to compel restaurant employees to wash their hands in between using the toilet and preparing our food. His solution...
by Chuck Collins | Mar 12, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Education
There’s a generational time-bomb ticking — and the student debt crisis is the trip wire. Adults under 35 disproportionately bear the brunt of escalating inequality. America’s educated youth are graduating into an economy with stagnant wages and a torn safety net....
by Jeff Bryant | Feb 25, 2015 | Blog, Education
For sure, there is a lot for Democrats to dislike about the current version of No Child Left Behind federal education legislation steaming toward approval in the House of Representatives. The bill, The Student Success Act (H.R. 5), was written completely by...
by Meghan Byrd | Feb 23, 2015 | Education
Many students graduating from universities face a mountain of student loans so large, escaping its shadow seems almost impossible. But a group of former students today is taking matters into their own hands. With the help of Rolling Jubilee, a campaign that purchases...
by Jeff Bryant | Feb 20, 2015 | Blog, Education
Is forcing every child to take annual standardized tests in reading and math a civil rights issue? That certainly seems to be one of the questions most in consideration in Washington, since deliberations began on how to rewrite the federal government's most...
by Meghan Byrd | Feb 19, 2015 | Education
Amid increasing concerns about rising college tuition costs and crushing student debt, the Center for American Progress has weighed into the debate with a “College For All” proposal to eliminate barriers to college access. The proposal specifically targets students...
