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Education & Youth
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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.
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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.
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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.
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“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.
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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.
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Vouchers on the Move: Return to School Segregation?
Voucher bills are on the move in multiple states and on Capitol Hill.
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A University Is Not Walmart
The business model has taken over higher education and subverted its mission.
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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.
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Who Will Test the Testers?
Danny Katch reports on New York's record-breaking test boycott.
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Koch Funding of Universities Shrouded in Secrecy
What are university administrators so afraid of disclosing?