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“Voices of a People’s History,” 10th Anniversary Edition Features Testing Resistance MAP Boycott!
Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove's updated primary source companion to “A People's History of the United States” includes Amber Kudla's anti-standardized testing graduation speech and Jesse Hagopian's reflection on …
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Using English to Oppress
English-language policies in US schools are both overtly and covertly racist and discriminatory.
What Hitler and ISIS Have in Common
As an educator and a Muslim, I find this assault on knowledge deplorable.
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Three College Endowments Are Doing Fine a Year After Divesting From Fossil Fuels
Colleges argue that divestment is not financially responsible - but those who've already done it say the risk is minimal.
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Is the Koch Brothers’ Curriculum Coming to Your Child’s School?
The Koch brothers are trying to rewrite history.
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When Charter Schools Are Nonprofit in Name Only
Charter schools often hire companies to handle their accounting and management functions.
Human Rights Day
The International Federation of University Women (IFUW) affirms and emphasises the right to education as a standalone international human right and an enabler of numerous other human rights, which …
Not Education for Peace, Not Peace for Education, but Education as Peace
We have reached a tipping point in history where we must introduce education as peace not only in high-risk countries, but throughout the whole world.
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Los Angeles and New York Pin Down School Kids and Then Say It Never Happened
All school districts in the country are required to tell the federal government how many times kids have been restrained in their schools. But some districts aren't following through.
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Racism and the Charter School Movement: Unveiling the Myths
Schools should be grounded upon cultural inclusiveness, social justice and economic democracy, not profit potential.