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Chilean student leaders inspire U.S. activists

October 25, 2012 By Lisa Bergmann

Chilean student leaders Camila Vallejo and Noam Titelman visit the United States.

Today in history: 200,000 students boycotted Chicago public schools

October 22, 2012 By Barbara Russum

On October 22, 1963, a coalition of civil rights groups organized Freedom Day, a mass boycott and demonstration against segregated schools and inadequate resources for black students.

Calif. ballot measure would fund public education

October 19, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

In a scenario possible only under California's bizarre budgeting process, the state's general services budget is now in the hands of a ballot measure to temporarily tax high personal incomes to fund education.

School vs. football: the fuss over Cardale Jones

October 11, 2012 By Neil Parthun

Normally the thoughts and complaints of third-string freshman quarterbacks who have had nonexistent playing time would not be news.

Students, teachers protest university privatization, tuition hikes

October 5, 2012 By Steve McAllister

A new coalition at the University of Oregon rallied and marched Oct. 3 against rising tuition and plans to privatize governance of the university.