Truthout
Education
|
With One Small Tax, the United States Could Insure the Next Generation a Brighter Future
Higher education enjoys appeal across party lines, and both parties claim they're in the corner of Main Street Americans.
The Green Ninja
Can we raise a generation of green kids? “The Green Ninja” says we can.
|
Top 10 Acts of Test Resistance in 2014: The Greatest Year of Revolt Against High-Stakes Testing in US History
Billionaires and politicians with little or no background in teaching are using standardized testing to punish our nationu2019s youth and educators.
|
New York City Sends $30 Million a Year to School With History of Giving Kids Electric Shocks
New York City kids make up the vast majority of the students at Massachusetts' infamous Judge Rotenberg Center.
America’s Military Academies Are Seriously Flawed
Today's US military likes to fancy itself a collection of warriors, but America is not Sparta.
“Ban the Box” Campaigns Seek to End Discrimination Against Formerly Incarcerated College Applicants
The box is more likely to dissuade, if not outright bar, people of color than their white counterparts.
|
New York State Official Raises Alarm on Charter Schools – and Gets Ignored
Add another voice to those warning about the lack of financial oversight for charter schools.
Meet Stellan Vinthagen, Head of the First University Program on Civil Resistance
Stellan Vinthagen has nonviolent resistance in his blood.
“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 …
|
Using English to Oppress
English-language policies in US schools are both overtly and covertly racist and discriminatory.