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Education
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Consorting With the Devil: Professionals Selling Out for Blood Money
Scholars have received CIA and DoD funding for publications, collecting intelligence and even for spying.
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UN Agency Pledges to Open Schools for Half a Million Palestinian Refugees
The UN's agency for Palestinian refugees announced it would open schools on time.
Turkey’s President Erdoğan Bombs Kurdish Workers’ Party in Cynical Bid for Power
Turkish president gambles on a state-induced climate of fear to call snap elections.
Court Rejects Rule on Labeling Goods Containing “Conflict Minerals”
Since 1998, more than 5 million people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Facing the Complexities of the Charter School Debate
The educational justice movement must balance opposition to privatization with support for the unionization of charter school teachers.
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Visions From the Inside: Detained Immigrant Women Speak Out in Letters and Pictures
Nothing paints a more accurate picture of the Karnes immigrant detention center than the words of the women imprisoned inside.
Participatory Budgeting: An Economy for the 99%
Can budgets and even the federal reserve be brought under public control?
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Breaking the US Government’s Hold on the Internet Won’t Be Easy
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers can't remain so US-centric.
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A Civil Rights Legacy Squandered? Bilingual Education and the Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind
With education bills competing for approval, bilingual education advocates should honor a hard-fought civil rights victory and seek more support from Congress.
What China’s Currency Devaluation Means
Traders are betting that the currency will fall further. Markets around the world are reacting negatively. What does this mean?