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Education Preserves Class Inequalities
Education, a force meant to erode class barriers, appears to be fortifying them.
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NRA Calls for Congress to Require Armed Guards in Every School
It marks the first time since Obama took office that more Americans prioritize gun control than the right to own gun.
Slow-Rolling Massacre Unfolds in the Shadow of Shocking High-Profile Shooting Sprees
What happened in Newtown isn't supposed to happen anywhere.
Economic Update: Conditions of the Working Class
Updates on Newtown, CT. school shooting, global warming and the CIA, Hostess abuses workers' pensions, and growing gap between CEOs' and workers' pay.
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Henry A. Giroux | The War Against Teachers as Public Intellectuals in Dark Times
If the United States is to prevent its slide into a deeply violent and anti-democratic state, it will, among other things, be required fundamentally to rethink the role of …
Is Education a Human Right or a Privilege for the Wealthy?
How the commodification of education is creating debt slaves, and what we can do about it.
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The Ghettoization of Public Education
Education is a recession-proof industry that will always be in high demand, but the rush to privatize it could destroy public schools and take the middle class down with …
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Hawaii Teachers Unleash Work-to-Rule Campaign
Two years after an imposed contract stuck them with wage and benefit cuts, the teachers are building momentum to win a better deal in 2013.
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Losing Time or Doing Time: Drowning Public Education in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy
Superstorm Sandy exposes flawed priorities in public education.
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Nine Questions About the “21st Century Curriculum“
Veteran educator and curriculum expert Marion Brady discusses the validity of u201c21st Century curriculumu201d to see whether it is really better for students.