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Learning and Teaching in Scarcity: How High-Stakes “Accountability” Cultivates Failure
In-school-only reforms will never be the solution for children in high-poverty schools.
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Imagine Democracy
“We the People.” How many of us have really thought through the implications of these three words?
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Real-Life Hunger Is No Game
So let me get this straight: fast-food submarine sandwiches are being used to market a motion picture about people who will do anything to survive a dystopian society in …
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The Real Web of America’s Economic Life
There isn't much diversity in Americau2019s economic web of life.
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Chris Hedges | The Revolutionaries in Our Midst
Freedom of the press and legal protection for those who expose government abuses and lies have been obliterated by the corporate state.
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The Miami Dolphins Showcase Bully Solidarity
Members of the Miami Dolphins are loudly and proudly proclaiming their love for suspended teammate and alleged racist bully Richie Incognito as well as their disgust for his accuser, …
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A Loss of Ethnic Studies Contributes to Historical Amnesia
The current political trend to undermine and cut ethnic studies programs and particularly Mexican-American studies is being done under the cloak of either preserving u201cAmericanismu201d or implementing u201cnecessaryu201d budget …
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Support the Saint Paul Federation of Teachers in a Historic Contract Battle Against Standardized Testing and in Defense of the Public Schools
The Saint Paul Federation of Teachers is in one of the most important struggles to defend public education and have taken one of the boldest stances against standardized testing …
Military Commissions Unraveling, Gitmo Attorneys Say
Two former Guantanamo prisoners ask court to vacate convictions.
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Philippine Loss From Typhoon Haiyan Colossal
On Friday, November 8, Typhoon Haiyan smashed into the island of Samar, on the eastern central part of the archipelago, completely destroying many towns and villages on the sea …