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National Labor College to close
November 15, 2013"I am saddened to report that the Board of Trustees directed me and the college's officers to develop a plan to close the college," said the institution's president.
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AFT’S Weingarten: School reformers ignore “elephant in the room”
October 31, 2013Weingarten was one of several panelists who challenged the prevailing mythology about schools, including the teach-to-the-test goals the right wing has imposed on U.S. schools.
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What are mass school closings about? Watch this video
October 9, 2013Philadelphia's families, teachers unions and other school worker unions as well as students have responded with a rousing "Hell no, our schools are not for sale."
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Chicago school boycott demands elected school board
August 29, 2013Hundreds of students, parents and community activists joined a rally and march Aug. 28 supporting a one-day Chicago school boycott to protest the destruction of public education.
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Today in labor history: Fisk University incorporated
August 22, 2013On Aug. 22, 1867, Fisk University, one of the nation's most famous historically black colleges, was formally incorporated.
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