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Chicago Students Build Safe Space, Practice Restorative Justice
Chicago's restorative justice movement frames a future that is not solely about survival.
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Breaking Away: Top Public Universities Push for “Autonomy” From States
Oregonu2019s three largest state schools are in the process of breaking away from the rest of the public system.
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“Jalousie in Colors” – Makeup for Misery
Suffering and dangers in Haiti are being ignored by the government, which is spending US $6 million on a massive makeup job.
Cyber Schools Fleece Taxpayers for Phantom Students and Failing Grades
K12 Inc. and ALEC have pushed a national agenda to replace brick-and-mortar classrooms with computers and ‘distance learning.’
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Justice Department Awards Grants for Police Officers in Schools
The DOJ is handing out $44 million to provide 356 school resource officers to 141 cities and counties around the country to make schools ‘safer.’
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Disaster Capitalism and Charter Schools: Revisiting New Orleans Post-Katrina
To understand U.S. education and education reform, Carru2019s story of New Orleans is an essential place to start.
Doing the Math: Student Loan Debt and the Adjunct Equation
Like other corporations, the university system makes a killing off part time workers and in turn, we are in debt for life.
Creationist Climate-Deniers Reviewing Texas Textbooks May Help Set a National Standard
Religious fundamentalists on the Texas Education Agency's textbook review panels could set a new national standard.
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Despite Repression, Mexican Teachers Continue to Resist Education Reform
Mexico's government is brutally repressing teachers protesting neoliberal education reform.
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“Word Magic,” Education, and Market Forces
It appears that there remains political advantage in word magic, particularly in how leaders frame discussions of education in the U.S. and the importance of the free market.