education system
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New fronts, new threats in Bay Area Occupy movement
In less than 48 hours, over a thousand students have occupied University of California, Berkeley. The police brutally attacked the…
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Temple University students hold walkout to support Occupy Philly
Hundreds of students at Temple University walked out of their classrooms Oct. 21 to join a rally and march in…
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Should revolutionaries defend capitalist public education?
Its history reveals that the primary purpose of the U.S. public education system is to create educated workers who identify…
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Chicago teachers reject 25 percent pay cut
The Chicago Teachers Union has rejected an offer made by Chicago Public Schools to extend the school day with almost…
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No end in sight for education crisis
In California, while prison spending has been on the rise, students have been forced to pay more and more every…
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California history curriculum law a victory for LGBT movement
A new law passed on July 15 mandates that all history textbooks in California include information about the contributions of…
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System encourages cheating; teachers take the blame
Statistical analysis of recently released scores from the 2009 Pennsylvania state education assessments indicate a possible cheating scandal.
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University instructors in Florida unionize in response to attacks
Unions representing instructors at public universities in Florida have been rapidly growing in recent months.
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‘Emergency control’ administrator attacks East St. Louis schools
In yet another attack on education, 99 public school workers in East St. Louis, Ill., are losing their jobs. Out…
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Millionaire Mayor Rahm Emanuel wages war on Chicago workers
Chicago’s new mayor, millionaire Rahm Emanuel, has begun his reign by declaring a ruthless war on the city’s unionized workers…
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