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Police officers walk beside Christopher Rufo amid a crowd of protesters. Protesters hold signs that read: "I want to be studying but I'm afraid my studies will be banned," and "We Love New College."
Posted inHigher Education

The Culture War Goes to College

Portrait of steven rascón by Michael I Schiller, Brett Myers, Steven Rascón, Nikki Frick, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Kate Howard, Taki Telonidis and Al Letson June 24, 2023August 3, 2023

From banned books to forbidden pronouns, the culture war is raging inside America’s classrooms. We go to one Florida college where students and faculty are battling Gov. Ron DeSantis.

An illustration shows a kid sitting on a book, trying to puzzle out words that are gibberish.
Posted inEducation

How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong

Portrait of steven rascón by Steven Rascón, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Brett Myers, Taki Telonidis and Al Letson February 11, 2023February 13, 2023

Many schools teach reading using an approach that can actually make it harder for kids to learn. They’re taught strategies like “look at the picture” and “think of a word that makes sense.” This episode is a partnership with American Public Media’s Sold a Story podcast.

An illustration of a Zoom call on a computer screen shows several school-age kids, three of whom are glitching and not visible.
Posted inAccountability, COVID-19, U.S. Education

How the US’ massive failure to close the digital divide got exposed by coronavirus

by Will Carless June 22, 2020June 30, 2021

Three out of four Americans without reliable high-speed internet access live in urban areas. Most haven’t connected because they can’t afford it.

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The glass front door of a building bears the logo of University of Phoenix
Posted inAccountability, U.S. Education

Veterans Affairs bans University of Phoenix from new GI Bill enrollments

by Aaron Glantz March 10, 2020June 30, 2021

A federal investigation found the for-profit college and three other educational programs use deceptive marketing.

The exterior of a University of Phoenix building
Posted inU.S. Education

University of Phoenix settles for record $191 million on charges of deceptive advertising

by Aaron Glantz December 11, 2019June 30, 2021

The for-profit school must cancel $141 million in student debt.

Posted inAccountability, The Cost of Choice, U.S. Education

As New Orleans’ Catholic school enrollment fell, state vouchers came to the rescue

by Kim Chatelain, Lee Zurik and Jess Clark May 14, 2019June 30, 2021

Archdiocese school officials have slowed attrition by tapping into a program that lets parents use state dollars to pay tuition at nonpublic schools.

Posted inAccountability, The Cost of Choice, U.S. Education

Louisiana officials ask little before letting private schools get millions in public vouchers

by Kim Chatelain, Lee Zurik and Jess Clark May 9, 2019June 30, 2021

The state has approved every private school that sought vouchers.

Posted inAccountability, The Cost of Choice, U.S. Education

How one troubled New Orleans school earned millions from Louisiana’s school-choice program

by Kim Chatelain, Lee Zurik and Jess Clark May 8, 2019June 30, 2021

McMillian’s First Steps Academy shows how some low-performing schools exist solely because of state voucher subsidies, with little accountability.

Posted inAccountability, The Cost of Choice, U.S. Education

Louisiana promised children a way out of bad public schools – then steered thousands to D- and F-grade private campuses

by Kim Chatelain, Lee Zurik and Jess Clark May 7, 2019June 30, 2021

Politicians said the Louisiana Scholarship Program would improve children’s performance. It has failed to live up to its billing.

Posted inThe Trump Era, U.S. Education

The steps Trump has taken to undermine student debt reform

by Lance Williams May 14, 2018May 17, 2018

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump seemed to endorse student loan reform. The nation’s student debt burden has soared to $1.41 trillion.

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