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Pakistan Cannot Handle Educated Jihadists
Pakistan needs to broaden its profile or risk a new wave of barely understood terror.
Gay High School Student Delivers Valedictorian Speech He Was Barred From Giving
Evan Young's principal stopped him from giving his speech after learning he would announce he is gay.
The Fire This Time: Black Youth and the Spectacle of Postracial Violence
Youth-led social movements are calling for structural changes to address institutional racism, not just police reforms.
Mark Crispin Miller: Neoliberalism and Its Impacts on Free Speech, Education and Democracy
Mark Crispin Miller discusses neoliberal doctrine and his new series, “Forbidden Bookshelf.”
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Of Course Jeb Bush Would Have Invaded Iraq
The former Florida governor gets too much credit for being smarter than his brother.
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Accountability? How Overseers Let Charters Off the Hook; $3.3 Billion Spent
The oversight of the $3.3 billion disbursed within the charter schools is deeply flawed.
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Californian Wine Maker’s Herbicide Spraying Upsets Parents and Neighbors at Apple Blossom School Meeting
Perhaps Apple Blossom School's name should be changed to something like Pesticide-Poisoned School.
If You Love Somebody: Grandparents Raising Kids
For years, Hollywood and ads have portrayed families as a nuclear unit. But the US is changing.
Why Did Mexican Police Make 43 Student Teachers Disappear?
Forty-three mostly indigenous student teachers disappeared in Mexico after they challenged the lucrative, private school industry.
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Lack of Oversight of Charter Schools Designed as a Plus; More Than $3.3 Billion Spent
What Education Department doesn't know about charter spending is stunning.