Truthout
Education
President Clinton Comes to Davis
It is a rare opportunity to be able to share a stage with a former President of the United States. Jacqueline Stoddard had that experience, and it changed her …
|
Supreme Court Conservatives Press Affirmative Action Supporters to Defend “Racial Preferences“
This past Wednesday the Supreme Court heard arguments on a case involving the use of race as a factor in accepting students at the University of Texas.
Jiingtamak (The Pow Wow)
The American Indian Festival is in its 25th year as a celebration of the unique culture of American Indian peoples for Native students and their families to come together …
The Bane of Banned Books
Bill talks about the impact libraries have had on his youth, his dismay over book challenges in modern times, and why censorship is the biggest enemy of truth.
Will Students Vote in November? Perspectives on Elections at the National Student Power Convergence
Electoralism and radicalism don't have to be mutually exclusive, but finding common ground is still a challenge.
|
What Bullies Can Teach Our Kids, and Us
Shannon Hayes on the important lesson that can be learned by standing up to a bully.
|
Subliminal Message: Rahm Lost
Emanuel accepts financing from groups whose goal is the destruction of teachers unions and the eventual breakup of public education itself.
|
Unresolved OPD Shooting of Black Teenager Alan Blueford Illustrates Oakland’s Continuing Crisis of Governance
After seeking justice from the City of Oakland for months, the family of Alan Blueford finally caught the attention of city leaders on September 18 when their protest brought …
|
Zombie Functionalism and the Return of Neo-Instrumentality in Education
For decades now, the debate in America over education has swerved back and forth between student testing, teacher accountability, standards, competitiveness and what curriculum should contain.
A Dissident Voice for Democratic Schooling: Writer Gabriel San Roman Interviews Radical Educator Antonia Darder
I was forced to contend with a variety of inequalities that placed huge constraints upon me, and others like me, as a direct result of poverty, racism and sexism.