Student Journalists Nationwide Face Administrative Censorship and Challenges
School newsrooms are essential to aspiring reporters and communities with news deserts, but many face challenges from censorship to a lack of resources.
Chris Hedges: The Pedagogy of Power
The ruling classes always work to keep the powerless from understanding how power functions. This assault has been aided by a cultural left determined to banish "dead white male" philosophers.
‘Oppenheimer,’ J. Robert Oppenheimer, and the University of California
By Tony Platt / Original to ScheerPost This is an excerpt from Tony Platt’s new book “The Scandal of Cal: Land Grabs, White Supremacy, and Miseducation at UC Berkeley.” The…
Missing Links in Textbook History: Defining Democracy
"Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There never was a Democracy yet, that did not commit suicide." — John Adams in a letter to John…
The Liberal Darling That Wasn’t: UC Berkeley’s Troubled Past
Former UC Berkeley professor Tony Platt and former UC Berkeley graduate student Robert Scheer tackle the complicated history of the west coast educational institution, including its role in the creation…
Discrimination Took a Heavy Toll on Asian American Students During The Pandemic
By Roxanne Prichard / The Conversation The big idea Experiencing discrimination significantly harmed the well-being of Asian and Asian American college students in the U.S. during the first wave of…
Right-Wing Extremism Means Homeschooling Surge in US Should Concern Us All
With the book-banning right targeting mainstream schools, homeschooling is surging. More regulation is needed
I’ve Taught in Prisons For 15 Years – Here’s What Schools Need to Know as Government Funding Expands
Only 218 programs offer credit-bearing college programs in prison. That’s about to change.
‘We’re Huge in Learning Loss!’ Cashing in on the Post-Pandemic Education Crisis
Test scores are plummeting while tens of billions in federal aid flows to schools. A visit to a recent education technology convention provides a glimpse of the frenzy to profit…
Mandatory Media Literacy Education Could Be Coming to California Schools Soon
But Will It Lead to Media Literacy Education or Corporate Indoctrination?
‘Disgraceful’: GOP Advances Bill That Could Remove 220,000 Teachers From Classrooms
The nonprofit Committee for Education Funding noted that the Republican proposal would impact "virtually all" education programs, hitting teacher funding, student aid, and more.
The Fallout From the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Has Already Begun
Diversity advocates are pushing to end legacy admissions while conservatives are taking steps that will make it harder for students of color to go to college, critics say.
Open Letter to Cornel West
By Elliot Sperber / CounterPunch Dear Dr. West, I was just sitting here thinking about your presidential campaign and started wondering whether you have any plans to launch a national…
Affirmative Action Is Upheld in Military Academies. Why Might ‘Diversity’ Matter to the US Military?
The US Supreme Court struck down race-based admissions in civilian universities but left military academies alone. The military’s relentless recruitment of the poor and dispossessed could be to blame.
What Will Happen Without Affirmative Action in Colleges? University Leaders Fear a Lapse in Diversity Efforts.
University presidents and education reform advocates are decrying the Supreme Court opinion, calling the decision "a true step back."