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Listening to Poor and Working-Class [Non]Voters
I've spent a lot of time in the past few weeks listening to political discourse about social class.
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Universal Childcare: New Mexico's Statewide Program
When I was part of the team building a new campus of my state's flagship university, we talked
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Big Changes in Federal Funding for Higher Education
Thoughout this summary of big changes coming on July 1 to Pell Grant eligibility, student loan repayments, and student loan
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Fearing FAFSA: Will Applying Harm My Parent?
Among the good news that application rates are up now that the FAFSA revisions are complete is the sobering news
The Simplified FAFSA: Good News
How is the new, long-awaited simplification of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) working? Pretty well, according to
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Opportunity Hoarding: The Youth Sports Edition
I highly recommend this video from More Perfect Union about how, as budgets for community parks and recreation programs have
For-Profit Education, Again
Many young people seem to be deciding to pursue education in the trades, partly because college now seems less practical
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More (!) From and About Education and Class
My project this week has been setting up a Bluesky account for Education and Class. It's a work
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Schools, Climate Change, and Inequality
The last year that I taught kids in public school was in a southern state. My school was not air
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They're Taxing Student Debt Forgiveness as Income. Really.
I cannot imagine what it must be like to be in debt with student loans in these chaotic political times.
Colleges with Free Tuition for Low/Middle-Income Students
Tuition is only part of the cost of going to college, but it's a big part. The Washington
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Asking the Wrong Questions: The Single Parent/School Achievement Edition
So much public policy – especially the stinginess of social safety nets – is based on deep-seated beliefs that if only poor