ChatGPT: Boon for the Lazy Learner
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Inside the beating heart of many students and a large number of learners lies an inner cheat. To get passing grades, every effort will be…
The Professional Managerial Class Strikes Back!
By Nolan Higdon / Project Censored The increasing shift to remote work in higher education has threatened the power and influence of the professional managerial class (PMC). In response, the…
Teach Black History — Don’t Ban It
Politicians fire teachers and ban books, but more and more Americans are standing up against this effort to erase our history.
Universal School Meals Programs Are Being Cut Despite 1 in 8 Kids Going Hungry
Federal funding lapsed in June 2022, forcing most public schools to charge all but the poorest students for food.
New Advanced Placement African American Studies Course is Watered Down Version of Itself
By Suneal Kolluri, University of California, Riverside / The Conversation On February 1, 2023– the first day of Black History Month – the College Board released the framework for its…
Missing Links: The Legacy of Textbook History
By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost It took almost 10 years of teaching before I finally grasped the extent to which secondary American history textbooks fostered misunderstanding and confusion.…
Students Need Emotional and Community Support, Not Cops in Schools
Some schools that removed police on campus following the 2020 uprisings are now asking for them to be reinstated.
Patrick Lawrence: Dimming the Lights
Two U.S. universities have recently taken the cultivation of ignorance to new lows, although at this point one hesitates to make any assumption as to where the bottom lies.
Free Speech and Academic Freedom in the American Corporate University
By David Schultz / CounterPunch Free speech and academic freedom are under attack in American higher education. From the right the allegation is that wokeness and political correctness have taken…
Why the Godfather of Human Rights Is Not Welcome at Harvard
Kenneth Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for 29 years, was denied a fellowship at the Kennedy School. The reason? Israel.
Biden’s Student Debt Relief Program Is Now in the Hands of the Supreme Court
By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout More than 40 million lower-income people burdened with student loans are still waiting for clarity about how much they will owe and when their next…
Faced With ‘Baseless Political Lawsuits,’ Biden Extends Student Loan Payment Freeze
"This pause extension is necessary, but also the bare minimum," said one activist. "What 45 million borrowers truly need is a Biden administration that won't allow fringe lawsuits and right-wing…
UC’s Student Workers Can’t Afford California
Teaching assistants are paid $24,000 per year, far less than the median rent in Los Angeles and other markets where UCs sit.
College Degrees Help Incarcerated People Take the Next Step to Freedom
Since 2013, the New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons initiative, or NJ-STEP, has helped hundreds of individuals earn degrees. What’s next for the program?