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Lorenzo Milani and the Quest for a Social Justice Education
Tuesday May 27, 2013 marked the ninetieth anniversary of the birth of an important European pedagogue whose writings provide insights for a critical social justice-oriented approach to education. Lorenzo …
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Blinded by the Stereotype Spotlight
The blinding stereotype of poverty must be turned off in order to see clearly how we can address inequality today.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: North Carolina Citizens Are Protesting Out-of-Control Republicans, and More
Over the last two months, activists and civil leaders have been protesting extreme Right-wing policies in North Carolina; Senate Democrats tried to restore lower student loan interest rates, but …
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A Teenager Named Rachel Jeantel
By now the world knows the name of the young woman who was the last person to speak to Trayvon Martin: Rachel Jeantel. Rachel has been thrown head on …
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Court Rules Highland Park Students Have a Right to Read
A historic civil rights case can move ahead after Wayne County Third Circuit Court Judge Marvin R. Stempien ruled June 27 the children of Highland Park have a statutory …
The Silence of Empire: From Vassar College to Fort Meade
On the last Sunday of May, I was on the campus of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. I stood in the back of a crowd of a few …
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Wisconsin Budget Includes $1 Million Taxpayer Giveaway for Well-Funded Teach for America
Wisconsin's 2013-2015 biennial budget sits on Governor Walker's desk awaiting his signature.
Why GOP Wants to Tax Students and Not Polluters
Robert Reich: Why would government incentivize carbon emissions and discourage higher ed? Ask Republicans.
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Oregon’s Step Towards Debt-Free Degrees
Terrance Heath: If something like what's been proposed in Oregon had been in place when I went to college, it would have saved me thousands of dollars over the …
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Charter Schools, the Invisible Hand, and Gutless Political Leadership
The commitment to charter schools is a coward's way out of facing reality and doing something.