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Living, Loving Meaningfully: The Revolution Will Not Be Anti-Social
In an time when the political and personal are constantly colliding, sometimes the path to activism begins at home.
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“We Have No Choice But to Step Up”: Youth Activists Come Together to Build a Movement for Student Power
Student organizers from around the country (and the world) gathered in Columbus to help build a unified, strong student movement, learn from one another, and take action.
Corporations Try to Kill Community Colleges
Within a month I had free child care from the revolutionary Family Resource Center at City College of San Francisco, a small federal grant which covered my books and …
Race-Concious Admissions Policies Benefit Students and the Workforce, According to Social Scientists
A group of social scientists today filed a legal brief with the U.S. Supreme Court with research offering a deeper understanding of how a diverse educational environment benefits White …
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Eight Problems With Common Core State Standards
Variously motivated corporate interests, arguing that the core was being sloppily taught, organized a behind-the-scenes campaign to super-standardize it.
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Many New York City Teachers Denied Tenure in Policy Shift
This trend reflects a reversal in the way tenure is granted around the country.
Blaming the Mirror: Lolo Jones and US Public Education
P.L. Thomas explains that Lolo Jones and other female Olympians are not the problem, they are a reflection of what the American people have come to expect.
Comics Journalism Takes on Education Reform
Read how Adam Bessie and Dan Archer, two
Think Tanks: The Invisible Hand of Policy
Do you know how to define a think tank? More importantly, do you know how much power they have in our lives?
Occupy Wall Street: Year One
On Sep. 17, 2011 Occupy Wall Street started a revolution. One year later, join us for three days of education, training, and protest in New York City.