education system
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Workers need paid family leave
The writer is a statewide delegate and co-chair of the Women’s Rights and Concerns Committee of United University Professions (UUP),…
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Bush educational ‘reforms’ fall flat
Five years ago, on Jan. 8, 2002, George Bush signed the “No Child Left Behind” education bill. A compromise between…
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Senate education bill would create massive databases tracking students
Senators Hilary Clinton, Ted Kennedy and John Kerry have introduced the New National Defense Education Act of 2006, Senate Bill…
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School desegregation under attack by racist court rulings
Busing to desegregate the city of Birmingham Ala., a focal point of many hard-fought struggles in the civil rights movement…
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Analysis
NYC ruling class targets Black, Latino City University students
The number of African American students at the City University of New York’s main campuses has dropped sharply, according to…
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Brown University admits complicity in slave trade
A central foundation for the emergence of large scale capitalism in America was slavery. It was a brutal institution within…
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Ruling-class students dominate elite U.S. colleges
Elite academic institutions don’t simply provide the finest academic preparation across a breadth of fields. They are also the places…
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Detroit teachers’ strike ends
After a 16-day strike, Detroit teachers are back at work having resisted vicious attacks on their pay and benefits. Union…
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College tuition unaffordable in 43 U.S. states
The capitalist class’s attack on working people is affecting many facets of people’s lives. College tuition is emerging as another…
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Detroit teachers defy court order, continue the struggle
After two weeks on the picket line, striking Detroit teachers are standing firm in the face of threats from the…
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