Students
Teachers’ unions push Congress for broader measures of pupil progress
June 17, 2013"We believe all children deserve great schools, and Congress must make the investments so we are ensuring opportunity for all children, not exacerbating current inequities."
Read more
Letter from the heartland: Who should get the scholarship?
June 13, 2013Recently, I had an opportunity to be a part of a committee that was awarding scholarships to local students.
Read more
Higher education for the 1% or for all? Let’s discuss
June 10, 2013What is the latest in the struggle for educational access? Join us for a teleconference conversation with United States Student Assoc. Pres. Tiffany Dena Loftin, Jun 18.
Read more
Mississippi Nissan workers go global in fight for justice
May 31, 2013UAW President Bob King, and actor Danny Glover are in Johannesburg where that country's Metalworkers union has come out fighting for the right of 5,000 Mississippi Nissan workers to organize a union.
Read more
Chicago protests to stop 54 school closings heat up
May 21, 2013"We are not going without a fight!" declared nine-year-old Asean Johnson, a third grader at Marcus Garvey Elementary School. "We shall not be moved today!"
Read more