Education
Organizing to win: Lessons of Ohio’s Wright State University strike of 2019
November 14, 2019The courage, solidarity, determination, and creative resourcefulness of WSU faculty are being called a model for others.
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20 years without a raise drives Univ. Of New Mexico faculty to unionize
November 6, 2019The votes continued a trend at public universities nationwide which have seen faculty turn to unionization to gain better working conditions, job security, and—for the adjuncts—decent pay.
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California law: College athletes deserve some of the millions in value they create
September 30, 2019Student athletes are prohibited from being compensated while colleges make millions, often at risk to athletes’ health, academics, and professional careers.
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Columbus, Ohio teachers march for better schools, say strike is possible
August 1, 2019$150 million in tax revenue that schools desperately need went instead into corporate pockets thanks to tax abatements and incentives.
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Thought police: Growing censorship of comics threatens education
July 19, 2019The old saying goes that reading is fundamental, but there are forces are at work that seek to limit the kind of reading materials allowed in the classroom.
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