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Chicago mayor aims to aggressively privatize schools
December 9, 2011The mayor's plan will affect 10,000 students, mostly Black and Latino, and result in the firing of 600 teachers, principals, building maintenance, cafeteria and other workers.
Read moreThe voucher swindle hits New Jersey
December 5, 2011Do former officials of the Bush administration and other right-wing Republican-connected people who lead these groups have any interest in educating working class and minority students?
Read moreTeachers cautious on education law rewrite
October 25, 2011The nation's two teachers unions are taking a cautious, wait-and-see attitude towards a draft rewrite of the nation's basic federal education law.
Read moreChicago Southeast Side rally for teachers (with video)
September 2, 2011Teachers, steelworkers, electricians, firefighters and other union members, their families and supporters, rallied here on the Southeast Side to defend teachers and union rights.
Read moreCheating, testing, and what’s wrong with schools
August 2, 2011Since the start of No Child Left Behind the perceived solution to our education situation has been clear: competition.
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