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Education
A Student Debt Strike Force Takes Off
Can young people re-imagine the burden of debt as a a productive tool, rather than a means to profit?
In Victory for Corporatized Education, Federal Court Strikes Down Regulation of For-Profit Colleges
The assumption behind the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Education (DOE), headed by Arne Duncan, were that the
Cap and Trade Resurrected? Some States Awaken to Its Economic Benefits
Evidence showing that cap and trade can bolster a new revenue stream has some state and federal officials quietly seeking answers.
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How Big Business Has Triumphed in State Legislatures on Civil Liberties, Higher Education and Energy
How three ALEC-like groups normalized extreme state-level policies on energy, civil liberties and higher education.
Does the American Elite Want Real Public Education?
Transcript PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I'm Paul Jay in Baltimore. This is part three of our three-part series examining the public education …
The Toothless Accountability Systems Behind the Penn State Scandal
A report in the wake of the child abuse accusations against a prominent football coach reveals Penn State operated under its own rules, which could be easily flouted by …
What REALLY Determines Student Performance
Why do the power eliteu2014from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to corporate charter chains (KIPP) to self-promoting edu-celebrities (Michelle Rhee) and to billionaire education hobbyists (Bill Gates)u2014overwhelming champion u201cno …
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To Disagree Is to Be Put on the Enemies List
Howard Zinn: As the economic situation of the universities becomes more precarious and faculties shrink, it becomes easier to get rid of undesirables, whether political dissidents or just troublesome …
Breaking Open the Digital Commons to Fight Corporate Capitalism
Will the virtualization of communication, education and capital indoctrinate the globe in controlled sameness or provide opportunities for collaboration and growth?
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Watsonville Teachers and Students Take on Methyl Iodide Pesticide
Pesticide drift means that whatever is used to kill pests also gets ingested by children and adults when it wafts through the air into their lungs or when it …