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A Civil Rights Legacy Squandered? Bilingual Education and the Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind
With education bills competing for approval, bilingual education advocates should honor a hard-fought civil rights victory and seek more support from Congress.
What China’s Currency Devaluation Means
Traders are betting that the currency will fall further. Markets around the world are reacting negatively. What does this mean?
Conservatives Love the New Advanced Placement US History Standards
The College Board has either glossed over or completely ignored many important issues.
The Big Jeb Bush Charter School Lie: Why His Florida Education “Miracle” Is Hogwash
The pathway out of poverty these schools were supposed to provide now looks more like a detour to profit-making.
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Haunted by Student Debt to the Grave
People can be pursued for student debt even into their elder years.
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Dealing With Mass Killings in the US: Funding Our Children, Not Our Wars
Isn't it time to put as many resources and as much innovative thinking into our children as into our wars?
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Oaxaca, Mexico, Faces Police Militarization as Governor Acts to Preempt Education Protests
Unionized teachers in Oaxaca, Mexico, are protesting national education mandates, in the face of growing police militarization.
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Georgia Is Moving Children With Disabilities Into Schools Used During Jim Crow
A DOJ investigation found that Georgia is putting kids with behavioral issues in the same buildings that served Black children decades ago.
California’s Drought and the Politics of Inequality
Individual conservation alone isn't enough to repair the damage in California's drought crisis.
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Four Ways the GOP Wants to Attack Planned Parenthood
Here are just four of the latest ways the anti abortion movement hopes to close them for good.