Education
R.I. town becomes ground zero in war on teachers
February 25, 2010The mass firing of nearly 100 teachers and school personnel, backed by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, will be seen by many as a slap in the face to teachers, their unions and the entire labor movement.
Read moreStudents organize March 4 Education
February 22, 2010Gregory Cendana, president of the United States Student Association, says students and community members are mobilizing coast to coast to defend public education in "March 4 Education" rallies next month.
Read moreSchool chief fires every teacher at town’s only high school
February 15, 2010The school superintendent in Central Falls, R.I., says she will fire all 74 teachers at the town's only high school, after their union refused to accept her demands.
Read moreExpect major changes in No Child law, officials say
February 2, 2010The Obama administration is proposing major changes to the nation's No Child Left Behind education law.
Read moreHoward Zinn: people’s historian
January 28, 2010Howard Zinn died yesterday but he will live on, as future generations read his A Peoples History of the United States and say "Wow!"
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