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Teachers cautious on education law rewrite
October 25, 2011The nation's two teachers unions are taking a cautious, wait-and-see attitude towards a draft rewrite of the nation's basic federal education law.
Read moreChicago Southeast Side rally for teachers (with video)
September 2, 2011Teachers, steelworkers, electricians, firefighters and other union members, their families and supporters, rallied here on the Southeast Side to defend teachers and union rights.
Read moreCheating, testing, and what’s wrong with schools
August 2, 2011Since the start of No Child Left Behind the perceived solution to our education situation has been clear: competition.
Read morePete Seeger on Woody Guthrie, youth and the environment
June 16, 2011"These were the original verses, which Woody had written. He sang them several different ways. The way I learned it is how he wrote it, mentioning private property."
Read moreGOP panel cuts 43 education programs
June 6, 2011The GOP-run House Education and the Workforce Committee voted 23-16 on party lines May 25 to eliminate 43 elementary and secondary education programs.
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