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Education
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The voters of Detroit and Michigan repealed a draconian and racist law that strips all public officials of power and authority in only Michiganu2019s Black cities and school districts. …
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Obama in Buffalo
Last week President Obama visited Buffalo to use the University at Buffalo as a backdrop to address the soaring cost of higher education. Todayu2019s SUNY students, if they can …
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Disappointed, Not Surprised
Obama's speech at the State University of New York at Buffalo has faculty members disappointed over proposed ratings system for higher education institutions.
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Black-White Income Differences: What’s Happened?
The economic position of African Americans relative to White Americans has not improved over the last 40 years.
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Beloved San Francisco Community College Targeted by “Rogue” Accreditation Commission
The attempt to close CCSF is an extreme sample of what is coming to higher ed nationally.
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Sequestration Slashes Head Start Funding
Last year about 1 million of the nation's poorest children got a leg up on school through Head Start, the federal program that helps prepare children up to age …
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Richard Falk: Our Educational Experience Is Ideologically Biased
Most educational systems glorify the national narrative and suppress or marginalize the failures and crimes of the nation, said Richard Falk, of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights …
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Distorted Supply Chain Caused by MNCs Manufacturing Abroad and How to Restore Its Legitimacy
Corporations that manufacture offshore and import their own goods duty-free distort the supply chain.
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Fighting for a Voice at the Table, Philadelphia Charter School Teachers Rally for Unionization
The future of teachers attempt to unionize their school is unwritten. However, with all eyes on Philadelphia's efforts to privatize, characterize and profitize public schools, their struggle is one …
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Massive Open Online Courses and Beyond: the Revolution to Come
Massive Open Online Courses might democratize and open higher education but are problematic with regard to deskilling academic labor.