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Chilean Students Poised for Congressional Victories
Three student activists who fought for education as a human right are poised to become members of Congress in Chile.
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Public Intellectuals Against the Neoliberal University
To the extent that universities do not fight to be safely ensconced at the
Parents Organize Boycott to End Standardized Testing of Four-Year-Olds
New York School believed to be first to reject testing in grades K-2, principal and 90 percent of parents support boycott and hope it helps spark nationwide movement.
Aren’t All Children Equally Deserving?
Pulling back from created other worlds, we are faced continually with moral dilemmasu2014often ones also involving children.
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The GED Test Is About to Get Much Harder, and Much More Expensive
The new version of the exam has tougher questions and a higher registration fee—plus it requires computer proficiency.
Six Ways Neoliberal Education Reform May Be Destroying a College Near You
Higher education is on the verge of falling victim to the same neoliberal ideology as K-12.
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The Central Issue at the Heart of America’s Growing Education Gap
It's time for some new thinking about how to address the persistent inequalities that plague our education system.
Chicago Students Build Safe Space, Practice Restorative Justice
Chicago's restorative justice movement frames a future that is not solely about survival.
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Breaking Away: Top Public Universities Push for “Autonomy” From States
Oregonu2019s three largest state schools are in the process of breaking away from the rest of the public system.
Cyber Schools Fleece Taxpayers for Phantom Students and Failing Grades
K12 Inc. and ALEC have pushed a national agenda to replace brick-and-mortar classrooms with computers and 'distance learning.'