Education
Winds of change blow strong in Cuban colleges
August 20, 2012Many regard Cuba's success in making education accessible and socially useful to have been a prime achievement of the Cuban Revolution.
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Corporations loot tax monies as Chicago schools suffer
August 9, 2012Why would some of America's richest families need lavish public subsidies while schools, parks and other public services are in desperate need of funds?
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NCAA’s Penn State punishment raises questions
July 31, 2012If the NCAA believes in making education a priority, then why is it taking away scholarships from up to 80 student athletes over the duration of the penalty?
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AFT convention: Teachers ask, “When did we become the enemy?”
July 27, 2012AFT President Randi Weingarten began her keynote address to 3,000 delegates as the AFT opened its national convention. She drew a standing ovation.
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Teachers hit over-reliance on testing
July 19, 2012The AFT will launch an all-out drive against school systems' overdependence on high-stakes testing as a measure of student progress.
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