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Tens of Thousands March Against Mexico School Privatization
Teachers blockade downtown Mexico City to protest education reforms they say is harmful to public schools.
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Citizens and Teachers Resist Massive Public School Closures in Philadelphia
Both students and parents are at a loss as to what will happen in September.
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The Billionaires’ War Against Public Education
‘Go Public’ is a welcome antidote to the bleak and misleading message of ‘Waiting for Superman.’
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Mike Lofgren | The Authoritarian Seduction
The seductive power of authoritarianism is particularly strong during times of economic and social stress.
The Educational Deficit and the War on Youth: An Interview with Henry A. Giroux
Giroux writes on pedagogy and fundamentalism in his book, “America's Education Deficit and the War on Youth.”
Chicago Closes 50 Public Schools, Spends $100 Million in Taxpayer Funds on Private College Stadium
Activists say national union leadership needs to give more support to Black and Latino working class families fighting school closures.
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Education Reform in the New Jim Crow Era
What do the war on drugs and market-oriented education reform have in common?
More than 100 Arrested Protesting Mass School Closings In Chicago
Teachers, workers and activists hope to pressure Chicago to abandon plans to close 61 schools.
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The Ghettoization of Public Education
Education is a recession-proof industry that will always be in high demand, but the rush to privatize it could destroy public schools and take the middle class down with …
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Losing Time or Doing Time: Drowning Public Education in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy
Superstorm Sandy exposes flawed priorities in public education.