public schools
“Nuclear option” used against Philly teachers
October 10, 2014News stories have documented the ravaging of the district's finances by local banks and out-of-town educational consulting companies.
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Teachers unions to Education Secretary Duncan: Leave!
July 18, 2014The AFT convention has a blunt message for Education Secretary Arne Duncan: You flunk the test of helping the nation's schools and kids, so leave.
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Camden students and community force honest discussion on education
May 27, 2014Hundreds of students spontaneously, and without permission, left their schools at high noon and marched peacefully to the Camden School District headquarters where they met in protest.
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Today in labor history: First U.S. public school established
May 20, 2014On May 20, 1639, the first American public elementary school was established. This was arguably the beginning of the idea of free public education for all.
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Scores arrested in Albany budget protest
March 28, 2014The chants of advocates for affordable housing, the Dream Act, anti-fracking and more echoed throughout the Albany Capitol as protesters packed the staircase and halls leading to Governor Cuomo's office.
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