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Global Coalition of Access to Research, Science and Education Organizations Calls on STM to Withdraw New Model Licenses
Let us work together towards a world where the whole sum of human knowledge, both that from within academia and that from without, is accessible, usable, reusable and interoperable.
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More US Diplomas Come With Crushing Debts
More than 40 million Americans currently hold student debt. They are collectively responsible for $1.2 trillion of outstanding student loans in the United States.
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Twenty Lessons From Couples Trying to Create a More Equitable Relationship Balance
If educators really want an informed student body, they will make ‘Sex from Scratch’ an integral part of the sex ed curriculum, says Eleanor J. Bader.
A Teacher Remembers His Class Before the Age of Facebook
Thirty-five human beings sharing the same space met in real time and bonded around a common experience. But, that world in education is slowly slipping away.
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Education on the Killing Floor
Everything today is measured in instrumental terms, in the authority of technological expertise.
Six Reasons Why UC Berkeley Should Investigate John Yoo Instead of Honoring Him – Or, Silence is Complicity
A basic skill of an effective lawyer is the ability to form a legal opinion regarding specific factual circumstances.
Five States Gunning to Make Their Kids as Scientifically Illiterate as Possible by Teaching Creationism
Some states have attempted to pass bills that either remove evolution from the curriculum or allow teachers to offer alternative theories.
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The Right to Parent, Even If You Are Poor
Since the 1996 welfare reform bill, low-income women get little financial help raising children, and then their poverty is used as a strike against them.
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In Desegregation Case, Judge Blasts School Officials and Justice Department
A federal judge in Alabama says local school board has failed to meet legal mandate to integrate.
Interview: Corporatization of Universities Leads to Increased Academic Career Bias
Angela P. Harris speaks with Truthout about the challenges facing nonwhite and nonheterosexual academics and the increasing impact of the corporatization of universities.