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America’s Pathologic Infatuation With Guns
In the weeks since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting gun sales have soared, begging the question, what is this country's obsession with firearms?
Education Preserves Class Inequalities
Education, a force meant to erode class barriers, appears to be fortifying them.
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NRA Calls for Congress to Require Armed Guards in Every School
It marks the first time since Obama took office that more Americans prioritize gun control than the right to own gun.
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Cesar Chavez Academy Finally Rolls Union In, but the Struggle Continues
Elena Herrada speaks on the struggle that teachers at the Cesar Chavez Academy (CCA), a charter school in Southwest Detroit, have been facing in their attempt to form a …
Slow-Rolling Massacre Unfolds in the Shadow of Shocking High-Profile Shooting Sprees
What happened in Newtown isn't supposed to happen anywhere.
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Education and National Security
The last week of September, 1938 was deemed "American Education Week" and for the occasion President Franklin Delano Roosevelt released a message to the citizenry. He noted that there …
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Henry A. Giroux | The War Against Teachers as Public Intellectuals in Dark Times
If the United States is to prevent its slide into a deeply violent and anti-democratic state, it will, among other things, be required fundamentally to rethink the role of …
Is Education a Human Right or a Privilege for the Wealthy?
How the commodification of education is creating debt slaves, and what we can do about it.
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The Ghettoization of Public Education
Education is a recession-proof industry that will always be in high demand, but the rush to privatize it could destroy public schools and take the middle class down with …
The People of Detroit Seek Justice and Equality for Their Children’s Education
We the people of Detroit are seeking justice in the international human rights arena because we have no avenue of redress in state courts. Duly elected school board members …