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Education & Youth
Jiingtamak (The Pow Wow)
The American Indian Festival is in its 25th year as a celebration of the unique culture of American Indian peoples for Native students and their families to come together …
The Bane of Banned Books
Bill talks about the impact libraries have had on his youth, his dismay over book challenges in modern times, and why censorship is the biggest enemy of truth.
Will Students Vote in November? Perspectives on Elections at the National Student Power Convergence
Electoralism and radicalism don't have to be mutually exclusive, but finding common ground is still a challenge.
Lockdown High: Annette Fuentes on the “School-to-Prison Pipeline”
In the following exclusive interview, Annette Fuentes talks about her work, her book and shares insight into the u201cschool-to-prison pipeline,u201d including zero tolerance policies that puts kids in harmu2019s …
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis: Deal Ending Strike a Victory for Education
The deal calls for a double-digit salary increase over the next three years.
A Direct Stake in Economic Life
The obvious question is: why aren't large numbers of businesses organized on this principle?
Chicago Teachers Built This
After months of partisan name-calling, it's heartwarming to see politicians of both parties coming together against a common enemy: teachers. The strike by the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has …
Letter to the Editor from CTU President Karen Lewis
Letter from Chicago Teachers Strike President Karen Lewis describing the movements reasons and goals.
A Tale of Two Chicagos: Teachers Protest Unequal System
In a system as segregated as Chicago Public Schools, where a quarter of a million students go to schools where 90 percent or more of their classmates are black …
Thousands Rally in Chicago Teachers’ Strike, Pushing Back Against Corporatized Education Reform
Almost 30,000 teachers and their support staff have walked out over reforms sought by the cityu2019s powerful mayor, Rahm Emanuel, who is President Obamau2019s former chief of staff.