Education
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Guest Post: What Private Schools Get Wrong About Iowa’s School Vouchers
The Students First Act will continue to hobble Iowa’s public schools while providing subsidies to private school parents who typically have the resources to cover the cost of their children’s tuition. The claims some are making—that such a program is more equitable—are untrue. On Aug. 18, Iowa PBS’s Iowa Press hosted Josh Bowar, Sioux Center…
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This Is Why Iowa Schools Need Permission To Use Nicknames
If you are an Iowa parent wondering why your local school district needs your permission to call your child by their nickname this school year, it’s because of a new law spearheaded by Iowa Republicans. SF 496 was a massive education bill championed by Gov. Kim Reynolds and other Republicans that instituted a multitude of…
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800,000 Borrowers to Get Student Debt Canceled, Biden Administration Announces
More than 800,000 Americans will get much-needed debt relief, after the Department of Education announced Friday that it would automatically cancel their student loans to account for past failures in the repayment system. The action is part of the Biden Administration’s Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Account Adjustment, which is aimed at “remedying decades of historical and…
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Supreme Court Takes Student Debt Relief Away From 43 Million Americans
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Biden’s student loan cancellation plan, a major blow to tens of millions of working- and middle-class Americans who stood to benefit from the program. In a 6-3 decision in Biden v. Nebraska, the Court’s right-wing justices ruled in favor of six states with Republican attorneys general—Nebraska,…
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Teachers and Allies Ready to ‘Teach Truth Day of Action’ on June 10
On Tuesday, teachers and their allies from across the United States participated in a virtual meeting to discuss their upcoming Teach Truth Day of Action, which is set to take place on June 10. On that day, educators, students, parents, and community members in cities and towns across the nation will rally and pledge to…
