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DeVos’s Education Budget Throws Students to the Loan Sharks
Slashing $10.6 billion from federal education funding, the new budget plan includes $500 million to invest in charter schools, $250 million in voucher program expansion funding, and $1 billion to “push public schools to adopt choice-friendly policies.”
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Milwaukee Teachers, Students, Activists Claim Victory After School Privatization Effort Fails
Wisconsin attributed its suspension of the privatization program to increased test scores and new criteria for grading schools – but months of resistance from public school staff, students and community organizers ultimately achieved the win.
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How Sallie Mae and the Privatization of Student Loans Is Eroding America
Under the current federal student loan system, the Education Department is expected to reap more than $127 billion in profit from student borrowers over the next decade.