Education
New Yorkers protest education cuts
October 29, 2009Teachers, 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.
Read moreUC panel: Keep higher education public and affordable
October 28, 2009BERKELEY, 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...
Read moreParents organize for Spanish-English translators in schools
October 25, 2009Parents 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.
Read moreN.M. teachers challenge corporate tax loopholes
October 22, 2009Teachers, students and allies tell New Mexico lawmakers 'no cuts' to education.
Read moreSpending freeze, gay rights on Washington ballot
October 22, 2009Voters 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...
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