education
When the idea of the reconciliation bill was originally floated in June, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) had an ambitious price tag in mind: $6 trillion. And, though the reconciliation bill currently in discussion is $3.5 trillion, senators say that the b ...[Read more]
1
Like
Save
){kind=link}
Democratic congressman and longtime educator Jamaal Bowman unveiled legislation Thursday morning that would invest $1.43 trillion over 10 years in transforming the nation's public schools in line with what experts say is needed to combat the climate emerg ...[Read more]
0
Like
Save
){kind=link}
Senator Bernie Sanders and Congress member Pramila Jayapal have introduced legislation that would tax Wall Street to pay for higher education. The bill would make community college free to all and would eliminate tuition and fees at public four-year colle ...[Read more]
0
Like
Save
){kind=link}
Health care workers have more student loan debt than workers in any other industry, holding approximately $9,700 more in debt per person than those who work in higher education, who are the second-highest debt holders on the list. Private health care work ...[Read more]
0
Like
Save
){kind=link}
As I grew up, my parents — proud South Asians — took me for an “IQ” test. They hoped I could join the “gifted program” at school. This was after I’d rebelled at several private schools. Lucky them — unlucky me. I scored well enough to get ...[Read more]
0
Like
Save
){kind=link}
When I finished school in 2007 — with an undergraduate degree in biology and a master’s in science journalism — I owed $78,060 in federal loans. I was actually relieved: my loans were below $100,000, a number that seemed like the line between manage ...[Read more]
1
Like
Save
){kind=link}
Twenty-six percent in a survey of 2,200 people conducted in 2012 answered that the Sun revolves around the Earth, and fewer than half correctly answered a question about human origins. ...[Read more]
1
Like
Save
){kind=link}
Russia and the United States have long been trying to one up each other, whether by way of weaponry, space travel or social policies. While Soviet Russia was, by most accounts, a pretty miserable place to live, the Soviets did beat the Americans at one th ...[Read more]
0
Like
Save
){kind=link}