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Punishing Students for Who They Are, Not What They Do
In many schools, suspension rates are a reflection of the racial bias that keeps students of color from succeeding.
Public Education Fights for Its Life
Max Eternity: Austerity measures are eroding America's public school system.
Brooklyn College Students for Justice in Palestine Vindicated After 2-Month CUNY Investigation into BDS Event
After a two-month investigation, the City University of New York (CUNY) General Counsel's office issued a report late Friday vindicating student organizers of a February 7th event at Brooklyn …
Are School Closings Racist?
At the most basic level, thereu2019s the fact that decisions about African American communities are being made without their consent.
“Wisconsin Idea” Gone Bad at Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev University
The story of UW Madison's ongoing Kazakhstan involvement stands as a case study of the contradictions inherent today's ‘global universities.’
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Newark Students Defy Threats to Protest Attacks on Public Education
On Tuesday, up to 2,000 students from at least a dozen public high schools in Newark, New Jersey, walked out of class to protest years of budget cuts, school …
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Angela Davis, Freedom and the Politics of Higher Education
Angela Davis struggled bravely for decades to demonstrate that education is a form of political intervention.
Dignity In Schools Campaign Responds to NRA’s School Shield Proposal
Communities should implement positive approaches in response to gun violence and address the impact of school safety policies on youth of color.
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Atlanta’s Standardized Test Cheating Scandal Runs Through White House
Bill Ayers: Standardized testing incentivizes cheating and is a worthless proxy for learning.
Detroit Schools Emergency Manager Gets Accolades as Children Fall Further Behind
Under an unaccountable system of control, the hardest hit have been the low-income children of Detroit.