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How the Federal Government Is Using the US’s Concern With Bullying as an Excuse to Spy on Teens
The Obama administration's directive for the Feds to coordinate local bullying prevention efforts is raising serious civil rights concerns.
Prop. 51 vs. a State-Owned Bank: How California Can Save $10 Billion on a $9 Billion Loan
There is a much cheaper way to fund this $9 billion school debt.
Did One Connecticut Judge Just Change the Conversation About Education Inequality?
Sweeping decision goes beyond money to focus on student outcomes — a long overdue move.
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Where Has All the Money for Our Schools Gone?
New government spending data could reveal how tax breaks for big businesses leave K-12 school funding out to dry.
Portland Teachers Expose Lead in Schools
Periodic lead testing showed the presence of lead in Portland schools' drinking water back in 2001.
Defending No Child Left Behind? Education Reform Hits the DNC
The education reform movement has often shielded itself from criticism by effectively employing the rhetoric of civil rights and equality.
Bringing Truth to the Youth: The Counter-Recruitment Movement, Then and Now
Military recruitment has targeted schools increasingly effectively. Can the counter-recruitment movement keep up?
Uncovering the Stark Disparities Behind School Money
This past year, for the tenth year in a row, a national Gallup poll found that Americans view lack of financial support as the largest problem facing US schools.
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Meet the Ayn Rand Enthusiast Whose Private College Empire Reaps a Fortune From the Government
Carl Barney says Rand gave him his "central purpose."
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Black Organizers in Chicago Get in “Formation” for Black Lives and Public Education
Merging pop culture and grassroots resistance, activists shut down a busy Chicago street while the city hosted the NFL draft.