Privatization
Protesters force retreat on plan to dismantle Philly public schools
June 4, 2012A coalition of parent, community, student and labor groups brought their message to the Philadelphia city School Reform Commission
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A sickening situation in Philadelphia schools
May 1, 2012The entire district is being dismantled and replaced by a for-profit system operated on behalf of the city by private corporations and charter schools; I'm so sickened.
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Private prison proposal defeated in Florida
February 16, 2012Breaking ranks with their GOP leadership, 10 Republican state senators voted with Democrats to defeat prison privatizing SB 2038.
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Prison privatization efforts stall in Florida
February 14, 2012Stiff opposition and a divided Florida chamber have temporarily halted a move to privatize 27 prisons in South Florida.
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Ravitch blasts corporate “school reform”
February 7, 2012Diane Ravitch, a national leader of the fight to defend public education, sounded the alarm about concerted efforts by corporate and right-wing forces to undermine democracy and destroy public education in the U.S.
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