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Amazon Indian and British Painter Launch Worldwide Art Competition for Young Artists
The two artists will invite children around the world to submit their artworks inspired by the rainforest.
Urban Slums a Death Trap for Poor Children
It's called the urban survival gap and it literally determines whether millions of infants will live or die before their fifth birthday.
Resistance to High Stakes Tests Serves the Cause of Equity in Education
Twelve national civil rights organizations released a statement today in opposition to parents and students who opt out of high-stakes standardized testing.
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.