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Defending Free Tuition in the Big Apple
The Committee to Save Cooper Union is pursuing legal action to defend the school's 150-year tradition of providing free tuition for all.
Creating Out of Crisis
From many sorts of crises, admittedly often related, new openings can also emerge.
Panel Discusses the School-to-Prison Pipeline
To end the violence there must be radical reform of the school and prison moderated by Marc Steiner.
Bill Ayers | With Teacher Tenure Threatened, Trouble in Every Direction for Public Education
The California teacher tenure case was cast as a group of poor kids suing to get rid of bad teachers. In reality, it's more about education privatization than education …
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Will Anyone Stop Charter School Corruption?
While touted as a market-based solution to education, charter schools are often plagued by the problems of under-regulation and low accountability.
Education Undressed: An Interview With Author Ruth Fowler
Author, critic and screenwriter Ruth Fowler advocates free education for all, a reimagined, less white feminism, and the dethronement of Creative Writing MFA programs.
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Meet the Groups Fighting Against Limits on Restraining School Kids
Republicans say it is a matter of states' rights.
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The Dramatic History of American Sex-Ed Films
Although sex-ed films are a major part of our sexual and educational culture, there has been little critical analysis of their content or creation from a pop-culture standpoint.
A Private Putsch Against Public Schooling
Deep in the heart of Texas, still another billionaire is scheming to make public education a rewarding business investment opportunity.
Infographic: Why Corporations Want Our Public Schools
Whereu2019s the big money in privatization? Take it from the teachers.