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Public Schools
Los Angeles’ 1% Disrupted Democracy and Dismantled the Public School System
Nearly 1000 marched against the "philanthrocapitalist's" plan for unregulated charter schools.
Chicago Hunger Strikers Challenge Rahm Emanuel’s Push to Privatize Schools
Education activists are entering the 19th day of a hunger strike to save Dyett High School.
When Not to Listen to a Columnist: The Dyett Hunger Strikers Must Be Heard
Bronzeville has exactly one community high school left. This is the school the hunger strikers are trying to save.
Back to ALEC, Back to (Private) School
Despite public urging for adequate public education funding, Republican legislators chose to put more money into the private voucher school system.
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ALEC Admits School Vouchers Are for Kids in Suburbia
School vouchers were never about helping poor, at-risk or minority students.
South Los Angeles Students and Teachers Speak Out Against Quick-Fix School Reforms
The Crenshaw district's own students and teachers detail the consequences of a school superintendent's quick-fix reforms.
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The Calamity of the Disappearing School Libraries
School libraries are being neglected, defunded, repurposed, abandoned and closed.
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 …
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Boston School Bus Drivers Battle Racism and Privatization
This particular union marks the spot where organized labor meets oppressed and marginalized people where they are.
The Fight Against High-Stakes Testing: A Civil Rights Movement
Teacher and author Jesse Hagopian talks about the fight against high-stakes testing.