Teachers in Los Angeles Are About to Go on Strike. It Could Get Messy.
United Teachers Los Angeles president Alex Caputo-Pearl (left) joins teachers at a downtown rally in December. Damian Dovarganes/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Monday, 30,000 teachers across 900 public schools are planning to go on strike in Los Angeles following a monthslong standoff over large class sizes and inadequate support and pay…
This Deep-Red State Decided to Make a Serious Investment in Preschools. It’s Paying Off Big-Time.
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Alabama state senator Trip Pittman had always sort of questioned whether nursery schools were worth the investment. Pittman, a conservative Republican, figured the kinds of things you’re supposed to learn before kindergarten—washing your hands, tying your shoes, minding your manners—might best be taught by parents…
Here’s What the USDA’s New Nutrition Rules Mean for the 30 Million Children Eating School Lunches
princessdlaf/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Earlier this month, the US Department of Agriculture issued new nutrition standards for school lunches that make it easier for schools to offer less healthy meals to students. The new rules significantly dilute the high standards set by the Obama administration’s 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act,…
What It’s Like to Be a High School Senior and Lose Everything in the Worst Fire in California History
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Early on a recent Thursday morning, in the middle of a still-dark mall in Chico, California, a handful of high school students sat in a converted LensCrafters and worked on assignments for the end of the semester. They came from the nearby town of Paradise,…
How a Small Liberal Arts College in Iowa Could Hand Trump a Big Win Against Labor Rights
Grinnell students protest the administration’s response to unionizing efforts.Paul Chan Htoo Sang Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. While the majority of America’s undergraduates are squirreled away in campus libraries preparing for finals, student workers at Grinnell College are preparing for a union showdown that could have serious implications for the future…
Betsy DeVos Just Proposed Rules That Would Make Life Harder for Campus Sexual Assault Survivors
Alex Brandon/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Ever since Education Secretary Betsy DeVos met with a men’s rights group last year to discuss campus sexual assault policies, advocates for student victims of sexual violence have feared she would change federal regulations to put the interests of accused abusers over those of survivors.…