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Segregation Now, Segregation Forever?
Posted: December 15, 2015If Parks were around today, she might be surprised to learn that segregation, via school choice, is now being touted as a “civil right.”Topics: Education
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Teaching Rebellion: Schools Must Cultivate A Struggle for Justice
Posted: December 17, 2015They ask me each morning, “When’s the next protest? “Has Rahm Emanuel resigned yet?”Topics: ActivismCivil RightsEducationPublic School ShakedownAfrican Americans
View ArticleWhy Philanthropy Hurts Rather Than Helps Some of the World's Worst Problems
Philanthro-capitalists push the world to accept market based solutions despite evidence those problems are rooted in actions taken by the philanthro-capitalists themselves.Submitted by...
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Arne Duncan: Testocracy Tsar. Educational Alchemist. Corporate lackey.
Posted: January 1, 2016There can be no doubt that Duncan inflicted policies that caused students and educators to cry out for help.Topics: Education
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Why Philanthropy Hurts Rather Than Helps Some of the World's Worst Problems
Posted: January 6, 2016Philanthro-capitalists push the world to accept market based solutions despite evidence those problems are rooted in actions taken by the philanthro-capitalists...
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Let's Make 2016 a Progressive Year for our Schools and Communities
Posted: January 8, 2016Let us please, PLEASE not get so caught up in the Presidential race that we ignore state and local elections.
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The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be, In Education Activism
Submitted by mrill@progressive.org on Tue, 01/12/2016 - 5:07pmSome of the best ideas for fixing a broken system often come from those who know the system most intimately.Topics: Public School Shakedown
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Pay To Be Schooled?
Submitted by mrill@progressive.org on Fri, 01/15/2016 - 12:56pmEven though discriminating against students based on income and class has been illegal for decades (and immoral forever), it's still...
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A New Lawsuit Challenges The Legality Of 'No Excuse' Charter Schools
Submitted by mrill@progressive.org on Thu, 01/21/2016 - 2:04pmPeople have been promoting the idea that the impact of childhood poverty and trauma is an "excuse" for academic problems. Topics: Public...
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Sick of Inequality: The Case for the Detroit Teacher Strike
Submitted by Scout on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 11:57amNational attention is focused on inhumane conditions in two Michigan cities, and two basic public services.Topics: EducationPublic School Shakedown
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What Could Be Wrong With School Choice?
Submitted by Scout on Fri, 01/29/2016 - 12:54pmThe consequences of the "choice campaign" are false promises and dashed hopes for children who have suffered enough.Topics: EducationPublic School Shakedown
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New Progressive Education Podcast Gets to the Heart of Philadelphia's Opt-Out...
Submitted by Scout on Tue, 02/02/2016 - 11:48amThe "opt-out" movement is a white suburban mom thing, right? Topics: Public School Shakedown
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Washington's Charter School Fight—Let's Set the Record Straight
Submitted by mrill@progressive.org on Tue, 02/09/2016 - 2:35pmWhy all the flurry of activity over charter schools in our state? It's the money, of course.Topics: Public School Shakedown
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Gentrifying Black History
Submitted by Scout on Fri, 02/12/2016 - 1:50pmGentrification is also happening in our classrooms and books.Topics: EducationPublic School ShakedownRace / EthnicityAfrican Americans
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Most State Education Report Cards Miss the Critical Ingredients
Submitted by Scout on Wed, 02/17/2016 - 10:03amWhy state education report cards are like cookies.Topics: EducationPublic School Shakedown
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What Went Wrong With Teach For America
Submitted by Scout on Wed, 02/17/2016 - 10:33amSome people want poor people educated in ways that will make them more useful to corporate America.Topics: Public School Shakedown
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Phony School Reform Wilts, A New Education Story Takes Root
Jeff BryantExploring the exciting movement for change. Topics: ActivismEducationPublic School Shakedown
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Why Do Professors Need Unions? For The Students.
Submitted by Scout on Mon, 02/29/2016 - 11:57amFor reasons that will resonate with many K-12 education activists, University of Minnesota faculty are organizing.Topics: Public School Shakedown
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The Case for White History Month
Submitted by Progressive Web Editor on Thu, 03/03/2016 - 11:35amGenerations of students come to believe that time itself must be responsible for oppression, as though injustice has an expiration date...
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The Fight Against Standardized Testing is More Diverse Than You Think
Submitted by Scout on Fri, 03/04/2016 - 12:16pmThe movement is to ensure schools that are based on "core values" of human rights, racial and economic justice, and a standard of education all children...
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