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NEA’s Eskelsen-García promises tougher line on public school critics
July 10, 2014"No commercial, mass-produced, industrial-strength standardized factory test should ever be used as the determining factor for any student or adult."
Read moreSoaring college costs, soaring student debt: a dysfunctional system
July 7, 2014The crisis of college costs and student debt is a reflection of capitalism's inherent tendencies, which poke at the wounds of an already injured economy.
Read moreHouston teachers expose problems with ‘teach to the test’
June 12, 2014Now a new lawsuit, filed in federal court in Houston by the AFT's affiliate there, exposes just how pernicious the problems are.
Read moreNew teacher union movement is rising
June 2, 2014Teacher unions must unite with parents, students and the community to improve public schools so that we have healthy communities and a vibrant democracy.
Read moreCamden 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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