Education
The GOP wants to suppress the student vote
March 9, 2011Paul Krugman's recent quip - that the Republican leadership has adopted the slogan "Kill the Future" to counter Obama's "Win the Future" slogan in his State of the Union address - gets truer every day.
Read more1,000 Michigan workers lobby: Save our communities!
March 9, 2011Workers answered the Michigan AFL-CIO's call and turned out in force March 8 to lobby the state Senate against budget cuts and takeovers of cities and schools.
Read moreProvidence, R.I., dilemma: tax the rich or fire teachers
March 8, 2011City officials are planning major slashes, but "tax the rich" bills could help Providence avoid those damaging cuts.
Read moreThousands of Tennessee teachers rally against anti-labor bills
March 7, 2011A rally of thousands of teachers at the state Capitol in Nashville on Saturday marked a turning point for Tennessee.
Read moreCampus rally and teach-in slam Ohio education cuts
March 7, 2011Faced with the prospect of massive cuts and hikes in tuition and fees, hundreds of students at Ohio University took part in a teach-in, a rally and a march last week.
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