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Chicago Teachers Speak Out Against School Closings – CTU President Karen Lewis Statement on CPS School Closings
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said the following at a news conference regarding proposed school closings: "We are standing here today in the beautiful Mahaila Jackson …
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Corporate Education Reform Hits San Francisco Community College
Students and faculty are protesting changes proposed under the rubric of
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L.A. Teachers Block Corporate Donor Attempt to Buy School Board
Bloomberg was one of many wealthy outside donors, dropping $1 million on the L.A. school board races.
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“The Poor Are Too Free?:" Unlocking the Middle-Class Code
The “idealized middle-class fantasy ignores that behind the weightless freedom often lurked the life-long burden of debt” writes PL Thomas.
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Juvenile Justice Is Taking a Positive Trajectory – Will it Be Hurt by Harsh Gun Laws?
Research shows strict laws for juveniles do little or nothing to result in lower crime rates.
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The Premise of Digital Surveillance Precludes Scholarship
Looking up ‘jihad’ in the dictionary does not a jihadist make.
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America’s Culture is Signing on the Dotted Line
The signing season has begun. Look through your local newspaper for the next few weeks, and you'll see a lot of posed pictures of high school athletes. Everyone will …
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Journey for Justice Testimonies: Kansas City and Chicago
I am a parent of a third grader and volunteer parent organizer for Kansas City Public Schools, an unaccredited school district. As an organizer, I serve on the District …
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Why Johnny Can’t Read or Win Wars
Johnny isn't able to think critically - and that's the point of a corporate-business model of education.
The School Security America Doesn’t Need
Ending this cycle of armed fear and violence will require getting police out of the schools along with the whole battery of security state accessories.