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Organized Labor Should Spend the Rest of 2015 Training Workers How to Fight
Imagine if a tidal wave of worker strikes for economic and social justice began to rock job sites across the country in the months and years to come.
Why Did Mexican Police Make 43 Student Teachers Disappear?
Forty-three mostly indigenous student teachers disappeared in Mexico after they challenged the lucrative, private school industry.
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Lack of Oversight of Charter Schools Designed as a Plus; More Than $3.3 Billion Spent
What Education Department doesn't know about charter spending is stunning.
Resistance to High Stakes Tests Serves the Cause of Equity in Education
Twelve national civil rights organizations released a statement today in opposition to parents and students who opt out of high-stakes standardized testing.
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Feds Spent $3.3 Billion Fueling Charter Schools but No One Knows What It’s Really Bought
There's no comprehensive list of the charter schools that have received these funds.
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French Peacekeeper Abuse Scandal Fits an Old Pattern of Impunity
The news of the CAR report makes it clear that the culture of impunity around peacekeeping still has not changed.
As the Obama Administration Seeks More Funding for Charter Schools, Questions Raised Over Billions Spent
A report claims charter schools are spending billions with no oversight.
The Real Reason the End of the Embargo Will Unleash the Cuban Tiger
Cuba's embargo-era policies positioned it to become the next development success story.
State of Emergency in Baltimore Should Continue
Indeed, a state of emergency with a domestic Marshall Plan like design should be declared in many other urban and rural communities in our nation.
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Wine Over Brine
Developers want to warehouse fracked gas in the heart of New York's wine country.