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Kagan likely to move Supreme Court further right
On May 10, President Barack Obama nominated Elena Kagan, the current U.S. solicitor general, to fill a vacancy on the…
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Fighting back against California’s proposed budget cuts
This article was presented at a Party for Socialism and Liberation public forum in Los Angeles. The writer is a…
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National fight back needed to defeat attacks on public education
In 2010, more than 150,000 teachers are expected to lose their jobs, according to school officials and union leaders. The…
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Los Angeles Unified School District slashes services for the disabled
This past school year was a tough one for Los Angeles Unified School District employees, and next year promises to…
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Chicago: Thousands of teachers and students protest education cuts
In downtown Chicago on May 25, thousands of educators, students, and supporters coalesced around demands to stop deep cuts in…
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State budget cuts across nation target children’s programs
It is often said that children are our future. This is why programs that serve children and families are so…
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Georgia student fights deportation, gov’t attacks
Jessica Colotl, a twenty-one-year-old Mexican immigrant and student at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, is fighting deportation after she was…
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New Jersey students walk out to protest education cuts
Thousands of high school students sent a very clear message to New Jersey governor Chris Christie on April 27 when…
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Cuba declared ‘best place to be a mother’
Being a mother brings joy as well as challenges. The international charity Save the Children has released its Eleventh Annual…
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Students with disabilities more often expelled
If you are a student with a disability in Texas, you are much more likely to be expelled from school…
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