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19 arrested in attempt to stop school closings
March 8, 2013The mood was boisterous and upbeat as some 2,000 demonstrators massed outside Philadelphia School District headquarters in an attempt to stop threatened closing of nearly 30 public schools.
Read moreNew York school bus drivers and matrons end strike
February 19, 2013The NLRB found that Local 1181 had a fair dispute with both the DOE and the bus companies.
Read moreStudy: Head Start specially helps foster kids
February 7, 2013Head Start is threatened by huge budget cuts.
Read moreObama goes head-to-head with gun lobby
January 16, 2013President Obama called on the American public to demand measures to curb gun violence.
Read moreMalala recovering: young Pakistani woman to continue her struggle
January 4, 2013Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for advocating girls' education in Pakistan, has been discharged from a British hospital.
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