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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.
Garfield High School Teacher Heather Robison’s Conscientious Test Objector Declaration
With so many students having opted out of the Common Core tests, the teachers are no longer being asked to administer the examu2014a huge victory in this struggle against …
Test Mutiny: Tens of Thousands of New York Parents Revolt Against Standardized Exams
Children boycotted the annual English Language Arts exam.
How Much Student Testing Is Too Much?
Lawmakers say they're hearing a loud message about too much unnecessary testing.
A Higher Education Revolution
More robust estate taxes could cover the cost of making public colleges and universities tuition-free.