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Teach for America’s Mission in Chicago
TFA must have taken Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuelu2019s advice by not letting the layoff crisis “go to waste.”
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Why ALEC Fabricated Public School Failures (and Why We’re Not Surprised)
A new report reveals how ALEC has manipulated public education to create sales opportunities for their membership.
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Barack Obama is NOT Trayvon Martin
Joel Northam, reporting for Acronym TV, states: "President Obama could have been Trayvon Martin 35 years ago, yet fortunately he was privileged enough to receive an elite education whilst …
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Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation
After graduating from high school, I had two choices: I could earn a college degree while shouldering debt, or struggle in a highly competitive job market without one. I …
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Billionaire Gets New Sports Arena in Bankrupt Detroit
The very week Michigan Governor Rick Snyder granted a state-appointed emergency manageru2019s request to declare the Motor City bankrupt, the Tea Party governor gave a big thumbs-up to a …
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We’re Taxing the Rich … and So Can You
There is an alternative to austerity; its name is ‘progressive taxes.’
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Public School Teachers: New Unions, New Alliances, New Politics
Teachers have begun to mount a counteroffensive against the debasement of their work and the torment of their students.
Cashing in on Kids: 139 ALEC Bills in 2013 Promote a Private, For-Profit Education Model
Programs to divert taxpayer money from public to private schools have spread across the country.
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It’s College Students vs. the Corporate Machine – and the Machine’s Winning
Richard Eskow: The college revolution is everybody's revolution.
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“The Breaking Point” – Sacrificing All for the Sake of Education
As the government continues to education to become more expensive, Anna Challet asks when does the sacrifice become too much.