Budget Cuts
N.Y. to slash literacy funding
April 9, 2010Though illiteracy here and across the U.S. continues to be a growing social problem, efforts to combat it are under attack by the city and state legislature, under the guise of reigning in runaway spending.
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Megan Fox to governor, “Don’t terminate our teachers”
April 8, 2010Megan Fox fights for public education in a great, new video.
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Florida lawmakers put budget woes on backs of retirees
March 24, 2010As the Florida state Senate tries to balance the budget by stripping teachers of pay and the incentive to teach in Florida, they are now going after retirees and pension plans.
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MTA public hearing in Brooklyn erupts in a fit of anger
March 8, 2010A recent NY public hearing on proposed cuts to the city's transit system was the site of considerable rage, with angry protest by the many students on hand as well as a series of others who...
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GOP wages war vs. local government
February 25, 2010In Indiana, GOP Gov. Mitch Daniels is waging war on local communities.
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