Education
The teacher gap: more students and fewer teachers
October 23, 2013Over the last 5 years, government employment has dropped by 657,000 as a result of the Great Recession's effects. It's worth considering how much of that drop has hit public K-12 schools.
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Today in labor history: 50th anniversary of Chicago public schools boycott
October 22, 2013On October 22, 1963, a coalition of civil rights groups organized Freedom Day, a mass boycott and demonstration against segregated schools and inadequate resources for black students.
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Author calls for fight to prevent extinction of the college prof
October 17, 2013Today only a few universities are faculty drive. Harvard and the University of Chicago are among them and are among the best institutions in America. So what happened?
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What are mass school closings about? Watch this video
October 9, 2013Philadelphia's families, teachers unions and other school worker unions as well as students have responded with a rousing "Hell no, our schools are not for sale."
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Climate: good news, bad news, really good news
October 8, 2013People no matter where they are can find ways to link up with one or another of these struggles, movements, and organizations. And that's a good reason for our hope for the future of humanity to...
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