A California Trend Worth Catching: College for All
America's left coast is showing how to break up concentrated wealth and fund higher education for all.
Education
Teaching About Economic Inequality Is Political, but Not the Way You Think
A new study finds that teachers' civic engagement — not their ideology — drives conversations on inequality in public school classrooms.
Republicans Are Right: Going to College Hurts
Women owe two-thirds of the nation’s outstanding $1.3 trillion student loan debt.
Student Debt Means Fewer Public Servants — and More Bankers
Indebted students trained for public service are instead cutting bait and heading for Wall Street.
Student Debt Benefits No One
Exploding student debt is a drain on our nation's young people and on the economy. An alternative system is possible if debtors come together to demand change.
To Save Main Street, Tax Wall Street
Tax avoidance by the wealthiest Americans is drying up our heartland communities and squelching opportunities for young people. All too often these days, large U.S. corporations and Wall Street banks...
Another For-Profit College Folds
The closure of ITT Tech should be a warning to other educational institutions looking to make a dime at the expense of students.
Attention, Most Indebted Class Ever
Congratulations, college graduates! As you enter the next phase of life, you and your parents should be proud of your achievements.But, I’m sorry to say, they’ve come at a price:...
Free Tuition for Donald Trump’s Kids?
Making college tuition free for everyone, some claim, would waste scarce tax dollars on rich households that don’t need them. Does that claim hold water?