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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.
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Henry A. Giroux | Why Teachers Matter in Dark Times
Through public education, teachers could help protect democratic institutions — if only schools were properly funded.
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How to Educate a Generation of Syrian Refugees? Makeshift Classrooms and the Teacher Next Door
In response to overcrowded public schools in countries neighboring Syria, caravan schools provide refugees with free education to keep them from falling behind.
It’s Time to Get Cops Out of Schools
There's only one way to make sure no more young girls are body-slammed by uniformed officers.
This Election Is Teaching Our Kids Bad Habits
The gutter-level of this year's campaign rhetoric is dragging all of us down — and that includes US children.