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Education
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Know Who Is “Cashing In on Kids“
A collaboration between the group In the Public Interest and the American Federation of Teachers offers progressive education activists a new resource for pushing back against efforts to turn …
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One Way to Help Solve America’s Major Curriculum Problem
It's impossible to understand a dynamic, systemically integrated world using a static, fragmented curriculum.
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Inequality on Campus
As the US begins to grapple with the issue of growing economic inequality, it should not ignore the widening income gap on American college campuses.
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Creating a Pedagogy in Common: Excerpt From “Toward a New Common School Movement“
The authors of “Toward a New Common School Movement” argue for defending a not-yet-realized “public” in public schools.
Richard Wolff: Enterprise Structure Is Key to the Shape of a Post-Capitalist Future
Richard Wolff discusses his conviction that making the transition from capitalism to socialism requires a deliberate critique of workplace organization.
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How Exactly Do Colleges Allocate Their Financial Aid? They Won’t Say
Universities rarely release the specific criteria behind their aid decisions. Could a little-known regulation help open the black box?
The Myth Behind Public School Failure
In the rush to privatize the country's schools, corporations and politicians have decimated school budgets, replaced teaching with standardized testing, and placed the blame on teachers and students.
American Social Classes Defined
In what American social class do you or your family reside: the wealthy, middle class, working class, or poor?
School’s Out: The Decimation of Public Education
On this edition of Making Contact weu2019ll explore how the privatization of public education is playing out across the country and how students and teachers are fighting back.
Meet Andy Shallal, DC’s Most Progressive Mayoral Candidate
Iraqi-born artist, activist, businessman and progressive candidate for mayor Andy Shallal talks about his hopes and plans for Washington.