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Chicago to Shutter 50 Public Schools: Is Historic Mass Closure an Experiment in Privatization?
Massive school closings in Chicago may help the deficit, at the cost of student's well being.
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Three Day March and Rally for Education Justice in Chicago: A Collection of Photos by Jenna Pope and Jaisal Noor
A bus full of people cheering and waving as they passed the March for Education Justice on the West Side of Chicago today. There was an overwhelming amount of …
MAP Test Boycott Victory for High Schools! K-8 Schools still boycotting
At 2:06 pm on Monday, May 13th, a message from Seattle school superintendent Jose Banda stated: "High schools may opt out of MAP in 2013-14."Banda was referring to the …
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Reasoning with and Resisting Arne Duncan’s Education Reform Agenda: Scribbling Lines in the Sand
There are times when a line in the sand can shift the course of a life – or of history. At other times a line in the sand may …
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Anger is a Gift
Public school teachers should be angry. During the last decade, public school teachers in the United States have been forced to realize the brutal truth about their profession: everyone …
Economic Update: Measuring Capitalism’s Results
Updates on Google caught evading taxes, food stamp nation, public higher ed crisis.
Seattle Teachers, Students Win Historic Victory Over Standardized Testing
After months of protest, teachers, students and parents in Seattle, Washington, have won their campaign to reject standardized tests in reading and math.
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Henry A. Giroux | Marching in Chicago: Resisting Rahm Emanuel’s Neoliberal Savagery
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's attempt to close 54 public schools is one more example of a neoliberal system at work.
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Inside the Cooper Union Occupation’s First Hours
Students at Cooper's Union, a free university in NYC, occupied the office of the president to protest the decision to charge tuition.
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Oaxacan Teachers Challenge the Test
The testing regime in Mexico is as entrenched as it is in the United States.