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Education & Youth
As the Obama Administration Seeks More Funding for Charter Schools, Questions Raised Over Billions Spent
A report claims charter schools are spending billions with no oversight.
“Disposable Futures”: Critique of Violence
Exposing violence is not the same as being exposed to it, though the former too often comes as a result of the latter.
State of Emergency in Baltimore Should Continue
Indeed, a state of emergency with a domestic Marshall Plan like design should be declared in many other urban and rural communities in our nation.
Vouchers on the Move: Return to School Segregation?
Voucher bills are on the move in multiple states and on Capitol Hill.
A University Is Not Walmart
The business model has taken over higher education and subverted its mission.
Black Lives Matter: Let the Students Speak, Let Her Teach
I thank you for following your educational mission and engaging in this humanistic endeavor while valuing "intelligent dissent [over] passive agreement," to quote Bertrand Russell.
Who Will Test the Testers?
Danny Katch reports on New York's record-breaking test boycott.
Koch Funding of Universities Shrouded in Secrecy
What are university administrators so afraid of disclosing?
Countering the “Chega Freire” Campaign in Brazil: Our Emancipatory Struggle Continues
Civil unrest has led to the call for military intervention by the more reactionary sectors of the population.
Atlanta Trial: The Ultimate in Test-and-Punish
The reality is that more than a dozen years of standardized testing under No Child Left Behind have made little difference.