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Obama, Education and the End of the American Dream
Obama is a skillful politician and a great orator. He has consistently made reference to the American Dream in his campaigning for the presidency and after, often focusing on …
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A Radical Idea to Transform What Kids Learn in School
Exxon-Mobil is airing education-reform television ads. In the one I’ve seen most often, implicit and explicit messages are simple and clear: (a) We live in a dangerous, technologically complex …
Dozens of Philadelphia Public Schools on Chopping Block
Students, parents, teachers, rally against a proposed radical restructuring of the public school system.
Quebec Students Demand Education as a Right, Continue Strike
Thousands of students across Quebec continue their strike. More than 170,000 students are on strike. A deal that was tentatively agreed to by some of the student leadership over …
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Studies Suggest Economic Inequity Is Built Into, and Worsened by, School Systems
In light of the new research, several components of no excuses education reform are likely to increase the current problems with social and educational equity, instead of addressing them.
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A Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of College
Click here to support news free of corporate influence by donating to Truthout. Ada, Ohio - Kelsey Griffith graduates on Sunday from Ohio Northern University. To start paying off her …
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CUNY Students Protest Tuition Increases Today for Tomorrow’s Students
They also demanded that all charges be dropped against students with charges pending from peaceable protests.
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Want to Appreciate Teachers? Stop Treating Their Students Like Dirt
A teacher offers her perspective on the hypocrisy of Teacher Appreciation week. This week is National Teacher Appreciation Week. You can celebrate by reaching out to one of your …
Seniors’ Social Security Garnished for Student Debts
(Photo: Francisco Osorio, John Ott; Edited: Lance Page / Truthout) Congress has also given lenders draconian collection powers to extort not just the original principal and interest on student …
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Why Isn’t Closing 40 Philadelphia Public Schools National News?
On February 14, 2012, Pennsylvania public school students, parents and teachers converged at the Capitol Rotunda to denounce Governor Corbett's education plans and demand better schools. (Photo: karathepirate) If …