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The new version of the federal education law would further entrench the problems besetting schools that serve poor and minority children.

Sara Mayeux on Newt Gingrich's attempt to shut down the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Liza Featherstone on the education justice movement and Occupy USA, Jamie Raskin on fostering socially responsible businesses

The Occupy movement takes on neoliberal education reform and the Bloomberg Department of Education.

Sparked by the Occupy Wall Street movement, students and academics are organizing a nationwide student loan strike. 

Under the banner of high-tech progress, corporate lobbyists have rammed through legislation privatizing K-12 education across the country.

The journalist blames teachers unions, not economic inequality, for students’ failure to achieve.

Kate Swift's generous legacy to the world includes both her revolutionary influence on language as well as her prolific social activism.

The $30 billion-a-year industry continues to fleece borrowers with high rates and shady terms.

Bruce Shapiro on Virginia Thomas's phone call to Anita Hill; Jennifer O'Mahony on Murdoch Corp's attempt to expand in Britain

The celebrated film tells a familiar story about unions and schools—but misses what's new.