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Prior
to the landmark Supreme Court rulings in Brown v. Board of
Education
and Bolling v.

The New School University is one of Manhattan's most storied progressive institutions. But don't tell that to the people who work there.

Music for America (MfA), a nonprofit group working to get out the youth vote in the hope of unseating George W.

Discredited and broke, the school privatizer found an unlikely white knight.

Iran's elections, scheduled for February 20, have provoked the gravest political crisis in that country in twenty years.

If only they are bold enough, Democrats can win on their own wedge issues.

A questionable plan to wire poor schools has turned into a business boondoggle.

Labor studies programs are under attack by a well-financed right-wing campaign.

Zero tolerance policies have created a "lockdown environment" in schools.

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Student groups and their allies confronted Sallie Mae at its annual shareholders meeting yesterday. 

May 31, 2013

Whether black children value education or not isn’t the issue. It’s more important to ask why they grow up in a world that tries to prevent them from learning.

May 28, 2013

For twenty days, students at the New York college have occupied their president’s office in a struggle to defend free education.

May 28, 2013

As the spring semester ends and elected officials approach critical votes, students across the country are rising up to take back public education.

May 24, 2013

Meanwhile, teachers and activists are on a three-day march to highlight the potentially explosive impact of the closings. 

May 20, 2013

Today’s actions follow a recent groundswell of student walkouts—and months of organizing.

May 17, 2013

Avoiding calling racism for what it is only prolongs the problem. 

May 16, 2013

A response to Time Magazine's Joel Stein.

May 16, 2013

The Heritage Foundation wouldn't stand behind it.

May 11, 2013

Pictures and quotes from the May 8 rally to keep Cooper Union tuition-free.

May 10, 2013