School funding slashed by $750 million in last four years
"Rahm wants to buy you a drink. Ask him if he can buy you an assistant principal and a special-education teacher instead."
Shady bond deals at root of Chicago school funding crisis
Over a billion dollars of taxpayer money will be diverted from Chicago's school children to high interest loan payments to bankers over the next three decades.
Students to Gov. Rauner: "Do your damn job"
CSU students, faculty, alumns, and community gathered around the Thompson Center where many state offices are located to protest the state's budget impasse.
Protest hypocritical charter school TV ad
"FES has actively opposed educational equity by working against fair funding for schools that serve high need students."
Rolling one-day strike closes Washington state schools
Thousands of union school workers in 60 districts across Washington are staging a "rolling one-day walkout" to protest the Republican-controlled State Senate's refusal to fully fund public schools.
Republicans lying about train safety funding
By mid-day Thursday, at least seven people were dead with more than 200 injured, in the wake of Tuesday's Amtrak train derailment.
Students in D.C. organize at debt's door: USSA LegCon 2015
The membership of the USSA sees student issues as intrinsically tied to economic, racial, and gender justice.
Prosecutors: Wisconsin governor in criminal scheme
The investigation into fundraising involving Walker and his campaign, the Wisconsin Club for Growth, the state Chamber of Commerce and other groups began in 2012.
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."
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.
