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Students Push to Limit School Police After Newtown
After the Newton Elementary shooting, town residents are working to stop invasive programs forcing armed guards in the schools.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter ID Law as Voting Rights Battles Continue
The ruling comes as advocates await another Supreme Court decision on a challenge to the Voting Rights Act.
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David Brooks, Tom Friedman, Bill Keller Wish Edward Snowden Had Just Followed Orders
As the government tried to recruit the tech savvy citizens, they now also have to deal with a new generation of idealists like Snowden and Manning.
Hot Tuna? – The Fish of Fukushima
Many media outlets say that Japan's Tuna is no longer harmful from radiation poisoning, but conflicting reports make the answer unclear.
The Educational Deficit and the War on Youth: An Interview with Henry A. Giroux
Giroux writes on pedagogy and fundamentalism in his book, “America's Education Deficit and the War on Youth.”
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School Data Profiteering
A new nonprofit called inBloom will collect information from student records and provide third-party for-profit companies access to students' data.
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The End of Privacy
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Education in Iceland
Iceland is considering a rash of new education initiatives that would fundamentally alter power dynamics in the classroom.
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Contention and Confusion in Guantanamo Pre-Trial Hearings for Al-Nashiri Military Commissions
Ongoing military commission hearings at Guantanamo Bay expose striking differences in defendants' rights and public transparency from usual federal court proceedings.