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AFL-CIO student interns organize on Tobacco Road

July 17, 2014 By Kenneth Quinnell

AFL-CIO Union Summer interns have joined members of the FLOC in a drive to organize thousands of North Carolina tobacco farm workers.

Moral Monday leader a hit at AFT convention

July 16, 2014 By Rossana Cambron

Teachers heard the iconic leader of the Moral Monday movement in North Carolina characterize them as part of a movement fighting for the very soul of the nation.

Chicagoans a big hit at Teachers’ convention in LA

July 14, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Several Chicagoans have stolen the show at the AFT's national convention that runs through today at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

NEA’s Eskelsen-García promises tougher line on public school critics

July 10, 2014 By PAI

"No commercial, mass-produced, industrial-strength standardized factory test should ever be used as the determining factor for any student or adult."

Soaring college costs, soaring student debt: a dysfunctional system

July 7, 2014 By Charles Stevens

The crisis of college costs and student debt is a reflection of capitalism's inherent tendencies, which poke at the wounds of an already injured economy.