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Communities Fight Back Against “Racist” DC School Closures
Rania Khalek: School closings in DC and across the country have not improved educational outcomes.
The Perennial Bowel Movement
The u201cback to the basicsu201d movement is here, again. Doesnu2019t this remind you of the 1980s?
The Dark Future of American Education: A Consideration of MOOCs
A distinguished educator considers how Massive open online courses may be a distinct improvement over traditional classroom course and how they could be devastatingly inferior to those programs.
Threats of Violence and Hopes for Votes
With the new problem of joblessness (currently at 11.7 percent in Berlin), more and more people left to hunt work in other parts of Germany or elsewhere.
Flow Chart Exposes Common Core’s Myriad Corporate Connections
Morna McDermott has mapped the Common Core State Standard Initiative's corporate connections in a chart that illustrates the corporate takeover of public education.
Tens of Thousands March Against Mexico School Privatization
Teachers blockade downtown Mexico City to protest education reforms they say is harmful to public schools.
The ‘Holy War’ in Detroit
The voters of Detroit and Michigan repealed a draconian and racist law that strips all public officials of power and authority in only Michiganu2019s Black cities and school districts. …
The ‘Holy War’ in Detroit
The voters of Detroit and Michigan repealed a draconian and racist law that strips all public officials of power and authority in only Michiganu2019s Black cities and school districts. …
Undocumented and Undaunted: DREAMer Artists Speak Out
The struggles of undocumented youth in the US often fly under the radar of the mainstream media but a new generation of young immigrants are making sure their voices …
When Schools Become Dead Zones of the Imagination
Schools have increasingly become testing hubs that de-skill teachers and disempower students.