Education
The otherworldly attack on public education
June 3, 2010The crisis in U.S. public education is beginning to read like something out of the theater of the absurd.
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Judge blocks furloughs for CUNY faculty
May 28, 2010NEW YORK - Union leaders say the injunction issued today, May 28, by U.S. District Judge Lawrence Kahn is a victory for both the Professional Staff Congress and the City University of New York students.
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Thousands descend on City Hall to stop teacher layoffs
May 28, 2010Over 4,000 teachers, parents and students surrounded City Hall and stopped traffic here May 25 demanding no teacher layoffs or funding cuts for the city's public schools.
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Child care on the chopping block
May 28, 2010Angelina Padilla, a single mother of four, receives help with child care for her two youngest.
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Texas bans capitalism
May 27, 2010The Texas state school board has erased "capitalism" from the social studies curriculum and substituted "free enterprise," since "capitalism" is only used by "liberal" professors.
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