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UIC Faculty Rekindle Fight for Public Education With Historic Strike
This week, the union made good on its threat: Faculty members walked out of their offices on Tuesday morning, fanning out into picket lines across campus.
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William Ayers: Teach Freedom!
In "Imagine Living in a Socialist USA," retired education professor William Ayers writes about knowledge as an inherently public good.
Academic Self-Marginalization Not the Problem
The bigger question, and the less obvious problem with Kristof's opinion, is whether more of us would do any good for the world.
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Verdict in Jordan Davis Case Highlights Continuing Injustice of “Stand Your Ground“
Once again, Florida's Stand Your Ground law has helped a man escape conviction for killing an African-American teenager.
CCR, NLG and CAIR-USA Ask House Education Committee to Oppose Anti-Boycott Bill
"The Congressional anti-boycott bill is a clear violation of the First Amendment."
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Massachusetts Teachers Aim To Knock Down “Data Walls“
Data walls are widely seen as the latest front in a war being fought by educators, parents and students nationwide against "predatory education reform."
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Missouri Program Requires High School Students To Take Military Enlistment Test
Missouri is calling on high schools to administer a military aptitude test to determine whether students are ready for college or a career. But the program fails to disclose …
State Cuts to Public Funding of Higher Education Responsible for Increases in Tuition Costs
Michael Leachman: Tuition costs are rising as states respond to the recession by cutting public funding to higher education, with cuts averaging 28 percent on a per pupil basis.
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Why Common Core Isn’t the Answer
This is why dozens of other scholars have been saying the same thing for at least the last several hundred years: What we're doing isn't working!
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Minnesota Law Substitutes Military Test for Graduation Requirement
In Minnesota, radical changes to graduation testing requirements make it easier for high school students' personal information to be sent to military recruiters without parental consent.