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Public Education
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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.
Henry A. Giroux | Schools as Punishing Factories: The Handcuffing of Public Education
While the video of an 8-year-old boy handcuffed in an elementary school classroom in Kentucky has rightfully drawn media attention, the boy's treatment was far from unique.
When Candidates Talk Education, Media Rarely Go Beyond Buzzwords
The 2016 election is an important one for education policy.
The Nonprofit Industrial Complex’s Role in Imposing Neoliberalism on Public Education
Neoliberalism has seen the role of private organizations further enter spaces that used to be that of the public commons, including education.
Oil and Gas Industry-Funded Website FrackFeed.com Off to Shaky Start
FrackFeed.com is a new oil and gas industry supported website whose mission is to challenge the negative public perception of fracking.
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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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Corporate Welfare Fails to Deliver the Jobs: The Sad Case of Start-Up NY
Many state and local government officials have such a limited, business-oriented mentality that they cannot imagine an alternative to corporate welfare.
Physical Education Takes a Hit: Schools’ Emphasis on Testing Is Making Kids Sick
Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, 44 percent of school administrators admit that they've cut physical education or recess to focus on test …
Whither Public Education?
The author presents a critique of neoconservative education policy, arguing it is based on three fallacies.
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The Important Things Standardized Tests Don’t Measure
Responsibility for evaluating learner performance should be returned to those best positioned to do it: Classroom teachers.