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Co-published with JacobinWhen schools offer universal free meals, hungry kids eat. They also have better academic performance, behavior, attendance, and psychosocial functioning.

Co-published with JacobinSchool meal programs across the US are in disarray due to major staffing shortages and exploitative business practices, and kids are shouldering the burden.

Co-published with The NationPronouncing debt cancellation DOA takes the Supreme Court’s ruling as the last word—precisely at the moment when the court’s authority demands challenge, not complacency.

Co-published with The Boston Globe. Looking at equity and equality through class could level the playing field for low-income students of all backgrounds.

Co-published with Teen VogueBoth in terms of who can attend and the financial burdens it comes with.

Co-published with The New YorkerFor a 91-year-old law-school graduate, the Department of Education discharged more than three hundred thousand dollars in student debt. Could relief be that …

Co-published with The New RepublicFrom the New School to museums and book publishers, we’re witnessing the black-turtleneck-worker uprising.

Co-published with Fast Company. Decades ago Vickie Jordan’s career ambitions were put on hold by an unplanned pregnancy, but her dedication and advocacy inspired her daughter Christina …

Co-published with The InterceptIn “Freedom Dreams,” narrated by Nina Turner, Black women talk about how student debt has impacted their lives and what cancellation would mean for …

Co-published with The NationThe lesson from the Corinthian debt strikers: Should President Biden cancel student loan debt, it should be done without making debtors jump through hoops.

Co-published with The ProgressiveNearly 60 percent of college students report struggling to access basic necessities, including food and housing. A national program is providing emergency funds to …

Co-published with ELLEMy students saw me as their role model—the put-together adult. The truth? I was barely getting by.

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