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Homeschooling for Critical Consciousness
Educator Jeffrey Nall explains why he and his wife, April, homeschool their children.
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Abandoning the K-12 School System: Listening to Our Children and Thinking for Ourselves
Progressive parent Jeffrey Nall explains that he and his wife, April, abandoned the K-12 education system for their children because of its promotion of obedience and conformity - and …
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More US Diplomas Come With Crushing Debts
More than 40 million Americans currently hold student debt. They are collectively responsible for $1.2 trillion of outstanding student loans in the United States.
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Twenty Lessons From Couples Trying to Create a More Equitable Relationship Balance
If educators really want an informed student body, they will make ‘Sex from Scratch’ an integral part of the sex ed curriculum, says Eleanor J. Bader.
A Teacher Remembers His Class Before the Age of Facebook
Thirty-five human beings sharing the same space met in real time and bonded around a common experience. But, that world in education is slowly slipping away.
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Education on the Killing Floor
Everything today is measured in instrumental terms, in the authority of technological expertise.
Six Reasons Why UC Berkeley Should Investigate John Yoo Instead of Honoring Him – Or, Silence is Complicity
A basic skill of an effective lawyer is the ability to form a legal opinion regarding specific factual circumstances.
Five States Gunning to Make Their Kids as Scientifically Illiterate as Possible by Teaching Creationism
Some states have attempted to pass bills that either remove evolution from the curriculum or allow teachers to offer alternative theories.
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The Right to Parent, Even If You Are Poor
Since the 1996 welfare reform bill, low-income women get little financial help raising children, and then their poverty is used as a strike against them.
Getting Serious About Teaching Economics to Boost Developing Countries, Not Just the Big Guys
Overhauling the free market university curriculum must go further than addressing inequality.