The echoes can still be heard today of what happened on the Columbia University campus 50 years ago this month.
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Striking a Match
The walkout wildfire is spreading from West Virginia to Kentucky to Oklahoma to Arizona, as teachers demand investment in education—not more tax breaks for the rich.
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Betsy DeVos Is More Out of Touch on Student Debt Than You Even Thought
The Department of Education moves to limit state consumer protections against student loan servicers and for-profit colleges
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West Virginia Teachers Win—Will the Legislature Try to Undercut Their Victory?
West Virginia’s teachers won a 5 percent pay raise for all state employees. But it was the legislature’s corporate tax cuts that underfunded the teachers in the first place—and it may slash public services to pay for the raise.
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West Virginia Communities Unite Behind Historic Teacher Strike
It’s day four of the West Virginia teachers’ strike, in which nearly 20,000 teachers across the state are demanding higher pay and better health insurance. On Tuesday, union leaders finally secured a meeting with Republican Governor Jim Justice—meaning the strike could end today if demands are met. The teachers, coordinated by the American Federation of […]
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Urban Institute Study Finds Millions of Americans Live in Higher Education Deserts
Millions of American adults cannot access any type of higher education based on their location, according to a new study from the Urban Institute. Released last month, the report found that 3.1 million Americans, at least 1.3 percent of the adult population, live in a complete education desert: They have no public university available within […]
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‘Liberal’ Campuses, Conservative Media, and the First Amendment
Right-wing media go into overdrive to discredit Hamilton College students exercising free speech rights.
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At CPAC, Florida Massacre Hangs Over Betsy DeVos
The secretary of education offers prayers and thoughts on her signature issues, but little on the current pressing issues for students and educators: guns and school safety.
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“Protect Kids, Not Guns”: Maryland Teenagers Skip School to Demand Action
High school students protested on Capitol Hill and at the White House in solidarity with the victims of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting.
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Mentors Under Siege: California’s DACA Teachers
Of California’s roughly 223,000 DACA recipients, an estimated 5,000 are working teachers. Three of them share their stories.
