Education

Education advocates block distance learning privatization in Puerto Rico

March 26, 2020 By Special to People’s World

Nothing replaces in-person teaching, but educators are utilizing technology to make learning accessible.

Predictive analytics: How capitalism’s “knowledge economy” profiles us all

January 29, 2020 By Joel Wendland-Liu

Into the fiscal crisis step for-profit education companies offering a mixture of devious dispossession, futuristic technology, and high-pressure sales pitches.

Asela de los Santos Tamayo – 1929-2020

January 28, 2020 By Granma

Asela de los Santos Tamayo, destacada revolucionaria y pedagoga cubana, falleció en horas de la madrugada de este jueves 23 de enero, a la edad de 90 años.

Trump Ag Dept. wants to restore fatty foods to school cafeteria meals

January 28, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

For millions of kids from low-income or working-class families, school—not home—is their prime source of nutrition.

“Respect for Graduate Student Workers Act” introduced in House and Senate

January 27, 2020 By Donald Donato

Often forced to juggle multiple jobs as well as their own education, graduate student workers find themselves heavily indebted, underpaid, and uninsured. Now, they're fighting back.