Camden students and community force honest discussion on education
Hundreds of students spontaneously, and without permission, left their schools at high noon and marched peacefully to the Camden School District headquarters where they met in protest.
Massachusetts educators elect a new progressive union leadership
Madeloni ran on a platform of maintaining and strengthening union rights, labor solidarity, organizing, and opposition to the privatization of public education and to high-stakes testing.
Ohio students, faculty, parents: Reinvest in higher education
"Ohioans deserve responsible budgeting that will provide more support for higher education and reduce the out-of-pocket expenses for our students."
White House tackles college sexual assault
A new report released by the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault says that one in five college women suffers sexual assault.
Teachers union leaders hit Supreme Court anti-affirmative action ruling
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, a Phoenix secondary school teacher, said it subjects minority group students to "separate and unequal political processes that put undue burdens" on them.
Despite snow, students lobby for #DebtFreeFuture
College students face many issues today, including raising tuition rates and cuts to programs. Student loan debt topped $1 trillion and is expected to reach (and even surpass) $1.3 trillion.
"Truthful Tuesday": Moral Monday movement spreads to South Carolina
"A goal of our Truthful Tuesday protests was to get people talking, change the dialogue, and reduce the tea party influence on Republicans. That is happening," said Brett Bursey, director of the S. C. Progressive Network.
Right wingers besiege Dallas
Imagine living in a city striving to win the 2016 Republican Convention, already accepted a convention for the worst anti-worker political organizers in America, and trying to privatize their entire school district.
Pennsylvania's GOP Gov. Corbett a “no show” on schools
The reports suggested that the funding would likely come from reductions elsewhere in the state budget rather than from new revenue.
Youth battle for social change in St. Louis
In a society where the national student debt totals $1.1 trillion, it is more important than ever to lift young activists up and support them in their efforts to organize and create social change.
