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Six Reasons Why the Opt Out Movement is Good for Students and Parents of Color
Submitted by Scout on Wed, 03/09/2016 - 12:46pmThe highest concentration of these tests are in schools serving low-income students and students of color.Topics: EducationPublic School ShakedownAfrican...
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Have You Heard Ep. 2: A Rebellion in New Orleans
Submitted by Scout on Thu, 03/10/2016 - 11:00amThere’s a rebellion brewing against New Orlean'a decade-long experiment with education "reform."Topics: ActivismEducationPublic School Shakedown
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How Chicago Students Are Turning Trump Into Opportunity
Submitted by Scout on Tue, 03/22/2016 - 11:12amIn Chicago a million flowers are blooming. Every blossom is opening toward justice.Topics: ActivismCivil RightsDemocracyEducationPublic School Shakedown
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How a Grassroots Revolt Against Testing May Change Education
Julian Vasquez HeiligPhoto by Greg DunkelA revolt involving hundreds of thousands of Americans against the federal and state government has been brewing over the past couple of years. What caused this...
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More than a Score: Giving Students a Solid Chance
Submitted by Progressive Web Editor on Wed, 03/30/2016 - 12:08pmIf a child is suffering from hypothermia do you quickly wrap her in a blanket—or take her temperature a bunch of times?Topics: Public...
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Why We Strike
Xian Franzinger BarrettFor the good of our students, we must take a stand. Topics: EducationLaborPublic School Shakedown
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Harlem Needs A Different Kind of Capital
Submitted by Scout on Wed, 04/06/2016 - 9:57amA modern-day, black Robin Hood, or tired tale?Topics: EducationPublic School Shakedown
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The Center for American Progress—Not Progressive on Education
Peter GreeneCAP brings revolving door politics to education.Topics: EducationPublic School Shakedown
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Have You Heard Ep. 3: Kindergarten Suspensions: Yes. It's a Thing.
Jennifer BerkshireHave You Heard heads to Boston for a look at the controversial trend of kindergarten suspension. Topics: EducationMediaPublic School Shakedown
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No Fooling Around. One Student's Report from the Chicago Teachers Strike.
Submitted by Progressive Web Editor on Mon, 04/11/2016 - 4:05pm8th graders from Brighton Park Elementary School joined Chicago public school teachers in protest of cuts to education.April 1, 2016 was a...
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Racist Election Rhetoric Makes Its Way into the Classroom
Submitted by Scout on Fri, 04/15/2016 - 9:58amThink kids aren’t paying attention to the 2016 presidential campaign? Think again. Topics: CultureElectionsEducationMediaRepublicansPublic School Shakedown
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How Can More Testing Lead to More School Equity? It Can’t.
Submitted by Scout on Fri, 04/15/2016 - 1:06pmBy claiming that we need test scores to address inequities in education, the powers that be are effectively admitting to something gravely immoral.Topics:...
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Off the Deep End: The Swim Test vs. The Standardized Test
Submitted by Scout on Mon, 04/18/2016 - 10:29amHere you have the total confusion of the education “testocracy” distilled.Topics: EducationPublic School Shakedown
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The Protest Generation Wants Its Education Back
Submitted by Scout on Wed, 04/27/2016 - 9:39amA wave of protest actions in the Tarheel State is indicative of a national-level fight for education justice and civil rights throughout all of public...
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One Neighborhood School’s Struggles in the Era of “Choice.”
Submitted by Scout on Fri, 04/29/2016 - 9:50amIt turns out that it’s not so easy to switch up a school’s programming and student population, and call it a success. Topics: EducationPublic School...
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Sit Up Straight or Else. New Orleans Students on 'No Excuses' Discipline.
Submitted by Progressive Web Editor on Tue, 05/10/2016 - 12:34pmDestiny arrived at high school one day with a stun gun.Topics: Civil RightsEducationPublic School ShakedownAfrican Americans
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What Is a Community School?
Sarah LahmWhat concept of exactly, constitutes a “community school” is incredibly fuzzy. Topics: Education
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Here’s What a Great School Looks Like
Submitted by Progressive Web Editor on Fri, 05/20/2016 - 3:17pmI was impressed. She was ready to enroll.Topics: Public School Shakedown
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A Community Is More of a Community When It Has a School
Submitted by Progressive Web Editor on Sun, 05/22/2016 - 11:27amA place where all people can come together to nurture one of their most precious resources.Topics: Public School Shakedown
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Does School Choice Help Close the Graduation Gap?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/25/2016 - 12:00amChoice doesn't do a thing for the daily stresses of poverty.Topics: PovertyPublic School Shakedown
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