education system
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Walker’s proposals would slash education funding
Walker’s proposals for the Wisconsin state budget include $900 million in funding cuts for education. Even before Walker's announcement, 2000…
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Texas governor calls for severe budget cuts
In his State of the State speech, Perry bragged that “[t]he quality of education in our state is getting better...”…
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LA Unified School District to issue 5,000 pink slips
On Feb. 15, the Los Angeles School Board approved the issuing of 5,000 layoff notices to district employees, with 4,500…
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Wisconsin: the role of students in the struggle
Into the second week of protests, Wisconsin educators and students are in the streets fighting a proposal that would gut…
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Obama’s proposed budget puts Pell Grants in the crosshairs
The Obama administration recently released the new proposed budget for fiscal year 2012, which includes $100 billion in cuts to…
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Black mother jailed for trying to enroll kids in suburban high school
Williams-Bolar's case illustrates the inequalities of the education system and to what lengths working-class parents must go to get their…
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Los Angeles teachers endure privatization onslaught
Last month, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa attacked United Teachers Los Angeles, California’s largest teachers' union, in a vitriolic speech…
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California budget attacks higher education
California Gov. Jerry Brown plans to cut $1 billion from California’s university system and $400 million in from community colleges,…
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New Florida governor pushes reactionary education agenda
Rick Scott, the newly elected governor of Florida, is following through on a campaign promise to “reform” the state's education…
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Students file lawsuit against CUNY tuition hike
Six City University of New York students have filed a lawsuit against the Board of Trustees to stop an impending…
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