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Seattle Teachers’ Boycott of High Stakes Tests Spreads
Educators nationwide support growing Seattle teacher boycott of high stakes tests.
Team Obama Mastered the Science of Mass Persuasion – And Won
Each person got a score, and the scores drove the army of Obama volunteers' every move.
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Henry A. Giroux | The New Extremism and Politics of Distraction in the Age of Austerity
Important issues like creeping authoritarianism are being buried in the fog of manufactured crises.
What’s Worth Learning: How Outdated Curricula are Failing America’s Students
(Image: Students in class via Shutterstock)It goes without saying that solving a problem begins with a correct diagnosis of its cause. When Michael Gerson, President George W. Bush’s chief …
Debate on Armed Police in Schools: Needed for Kid Safety or Part of the Student-to-Prison Pipeline?
As the National Rifle Association pushes for armed guards in every school, we host a debate over what type of security measures should be taken in schools to prevent …
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Why Not Ask Teachers How They Would Improve Our Schools?
Teachers need to have their voices heard as educational policy is being formed.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: White House Supports Immigration Reform With Pathway to Citizenship, and More
In today's On the News segment: Seattle teachers boycott new standardized test, and more.
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The Users of the University
For decades, parents, politicians, and business titans have tried to convince us that the best majors and the most lucrative majors are one and the same.
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Billionaires, Ballots and a State Budget Crisis Drive Education Reform in Washington State: A Case Study
Well-funded education reform groups have decided to take matters into their own hands.
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Birds, Bees and Bad Information: The Deplorable State of Sex Education in the US
Only 18 states require sex ed in schools to be medically accurate.