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Quito youth meet continues world festival tradition

January 14, 2014 By Lisa Bergman

Just hours after the passing of Nelson Mandela in December, over 8,000 youth from around the globe began gathering at the 18th World Festival of Youth and Students in Quito, Ecuador.

City College of San Francisco wins round in accreditation battle

January 13, 2014 By Michelle Kern

After hearing two days of arguments, Judge Karnow noted that the "consequences would be catastrophic" if the ACCJC were allowed to finish the disaccreditation process.

Today in labor history: First-ever U.S. teacher walkout

November 25, 2013 By Blake Skylar

The "strike for better schools" was intended to reform the way the schools were administered and operated, and also how workers there were treated.

AFT’S Weingarten: School reformers ignore “elephant in the room”

October 31, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Weingarten 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.

Chicago kids approve fresh food but not school cafeteria cuts

October 25, 2013 By John Wojcik

Parents, teachers, students and cafeteria workers cheered the decision by Chicago Public Schools last summer to replace frozen, canned and pre-plated meals with fresh food.