Thursday, September 18, 2025

Education Dept. Accused of Blocking Student Loan Forgiveness: A Systemic Failure

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The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has filed an amended complaint against the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Linda McMaho...

TikTok is the Smallpox of the 2020s

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In the 18th and 19th centuries, smallpox was more than a disease—it was a weapon. European colonizers intentionally spread it to weaken and ...
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Buyer Beware: Why All Schools and Majors Carry Risk — and Why HBCUs Deserve Better

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For decades, American students have been told that higher education is the surest ticket to success. Families invest years of savings—or mou...
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Pedagogies of Repression: Ford, Trump and the War on Education (Henry A. Giroux and William Paul)

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Analyses of fascism too often fixate on its most spectacular expressions: staggering inequality, systemic racism, the militarization of dail...

Number of Student Loans Discharged in Bankruptcy, 1965-2024 (ED FOIA 25-03954-F)

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Defunded and Targeted: The 2025 Crisis Facing Minority-Serving Institutions

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In a move that has rattled institutions, students, and advocates, the U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration has announ...

BRICS Universities on the Rise: Prestige, Power, and the Global Student Market

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The BRICS alliance—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—has emerged as both an economic and educational bloc. While the U.S., U.K....