Education
In response to school closures, a new movement is born
May 23, 2013A new national movement for education justice has been born all across the country, to defend public education from those who would destroy it.
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Students can now earn a college degree in heavy metal
May 22, 2013Students enrolled in the degree program will learn the history of metal, from past censorship issues to major events and achievements.
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MOOCs heralded as free online education, but how free is free?
May 21, 2013Dangling a "solution" like MOOCs for low-income students relying on public universities to attain degrees and well-paying jobs is predatory.
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Education coalition assails wide use of temporary faculty
May 20, 2013Elite colleges are being reserved for the very wealthy and higher education for the 99 percent becoming more standardized, impersonal, low quality or completely out-of-reach.
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Despite growing revenue, Calif. governor shrinks budget proposal
May 16, 2013Not surprisingly, Republican legislators praised Brown's budget, with Republican Assembly leader Connie Conway calling it "realistic."
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