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Fighting Back Through Resistance: Challenging the Defunding and Privatization of Public Education
Pennsylvania should start by fully funding public education.
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Report Says Girls Being Misdirected Into Juvenile Detention
Offenses don't warrant imprisonment, critics say, and mental health needs are not being addressed behind bars.
Ruling Against “Three Strikes” Sentencing Law Opens Door to Reform
The recent decision reinforces the need to address other sentencing policies that have contributed to mass incarceration.
Peace Activists Relaunch Protest Ship
As we shall see, the Golden Rule is no ordinary sailboat.
A Doctor’s Degree at 102
Ingeborg Rapoport had been awarded a doctor's degree at the age of 102!
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Testing Wars: Opt-Out Movement Gains Momentum and Critics
A growing legion of parents, students and educators have joined the high-stakes battle over standardized tests.
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“Bible Learnin’“
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The First Survival University?
One US institution of higher learning may reorient its coursework to help address the world's most pressing challenges.
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Free Community College, Anyone?
An Oregon bill promises free community college tuition but targets only middle-class students, overlooking the other half of the costs.
Mass Incarceration: As Legislative Season Ends, Where Are the Broad Reforms?
The mushrooming prison population is a political ticking time bomb.