schools
Rahm’s Hunger Games-esque plan for Chicago schools fails to address systemic problems
April 11, 2017Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposal would require Chicago Public Schools students to provide proof of acceptance to an institution such as college or the military in order to receive their high school diploma.
Read moreScholars chart the political economy of education privatization
March 20, 2017Around the world, major efforts are underway to turn public education into a product for sale on the market. New scholarship examines the economics and ideology behind it all.
Read moreCalifornia cities, counties, school boards act to defend immigrants
February 9, 2017Oakland, California, could become the first in the nation to boycott firms helping to build the wall President Trump plans along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read moreTrump’s pick for Secretary of Education would privatize public schools
February 1, 2017“DeVos fought for the failed education policies that siphoned money away from strengthening public schools for all students."
Read moreSchool administrators, AFL-CIO, AFSCME oppose DeVos
January 19, 2017The unions’ opposition, plus that of more than 100 Detroit parents and students who crowded into the Senate hearing room, apparently did not derail the panel’s GOP majority.
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