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New Yorkers protest education cuts

October 29, 2009 By Dan Margolis

Teachers, students and others are horrified at the prospect of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of mid-year budget cuts to public education - and they're fighting back.

UC panel: Keep higher education public and affordable

October 28, 2009 By Marilyn Bechtel

BERKELEY, Calif. - Keeping California's public higher education both public and affordable was the theme as a star-studded panel gathered with hundreds of faculty members, students and concerned community members on the University of California campus...

Parents organize for Spanish-English translators in schools

October 25, 2009 By Claudia Bosch And Megan Fountain

Parents in New Haven, Conn., tell the school board it must provide translators at parent orientation meetings, raising the issue of language and equal education access.

N.M. teachers challenge corporate tax loopholes

October 22, 2009 By Emil Shaw

Teachers, students and allies tell New Mexico lawmakers 'no cuts' to education.

Spending freeze, gay rights on Washington ballot

October 22, 2009 By Tim Wheeler

Voters have already received their mail ballots across the Evergreen State and the two hottest issues in the Nov. 3 election are I-1033, a rightwing measure to impose deep spending cuts, and another ballot question, R-71...