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Koch Network Pushes Deceitful Textbook on Cash-Strapped Schools
A new Arizona school textbook is an interesting study in dark money advancing libertarian propaganda.

Oakland Teachers Strike, Joining #RedforEd Movement on Picket Lines
Educators face ballooning class sizes and dwindling resources as billionaires seek to expand charter schools.

The Radical Worker Politics of the Los Angeles Teacher Strike
Since the strike began, support for UTLA demands among LA residents increased to 80 percent.

LA Teachers Demand Moratorium on Charters as Strike Begins
Teachers are also demanding fully funded schools, smaller class sizes and additional support staff.

I Am a Teacher in Los Angeles and I Am Ready to Go on Strike
All 640,000 students in the Los Angeles public schools deserve to be treated like they matter.

What School Lunches Have to Do With Fixing Wealth Inequality
Dismantling a capitalist food system could begin in schools, which nationwide spend about $3 billion on food contracts.

Sex Ed Programs Face Anti-LGBTQ Backlash
Progressive parents and educators are fighting to make sex ed inclusive, informative and relevant.

LA Teachers March Toward the Picket Lines
Tens of thousands came out to the streets of downtown Los Angeles in defense of public education.

“Feel-Good” Holiday Stories Are Actually Just a Symptom of a Crumbling Society
Circulating narratives like these reinforces the notion that inequality can be solved by an act of charity.

Betsy DeVos Uses Our Taxes for Koch Brothers’ Agenda
Betsy DeVos selects education programs in order to feed her propaganda campaign for market-based education “reform.”