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Looking Back: A Year of Struggles on Climate, Education and Marriage Equality Inspire Hope for 2014
We look back on some of the many signs of hope that emerged on issues ranging from economic equality to LGBT rights to climate justice.
The Kansas Regents’ (Unintentional) Honesty About Academic Freedom
The Regents have made clear that they want to crush academic freedom because they do not value it.
Kansas Board of Regents Undermine Academic Freedom at State Universities
Bill Black: Draconian measure enacted by Kansas Board of Regents that effectively ends tenure and limits academic freedom could be replicated at colleges nationwide.
Bilingual Education Produces a More Diverse Mind and Society
A recent incident in Hempstead Texas made news when a middle school principal ordered Mexican-American students not to speak Spanish or else face punishment.
Free Market Reflexes in Education
Anyone who has run a business realizes that what matters more is what you do with the workforce you have.
Authenticity
Authenticity is one of the most important qualities to teach young people. To be truly who you are, to be comfortable in your own skin and to walk your …
Noam Chomsky on Education and How “Manufacturing Consent” Brought Attention to East Timor Massacres
At the premier of the new animated film “Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?” in New York City, Noam Chomsky joined filmmaker Michel Gondry in conversation.
North Carolina Students Push Past Bad News For Good Policy Proposals
Members of the Roosevelt Institute | Campus Network in North Carolina refuse to be discouraged by the stateu2019s bad news, and propose policy changes that would make a difference …
Henry Giroux on the “School to Prison Pipeline”
Education expert Henry Giroux tells Bill public schools are suffering from an overemphasis on academic testing as teachers are stripped of their powers, in schools with disciplinary systems that …
Boycotts, Academic Freedom, History
At the November 22 weekend's annual meeting of the American Studies Association, a resolution for an academic boycott of Israel was presented for a vote in the National Council.