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Classes Start at LIU Brooklyn on September 7—but Faculty Are Locked Out

Classes Start at LIU Brooklyn on September 7—but Faculty Are Locked Out Classes Start at LIU Brooklyn on September 7—but Faculty Are Locked Out

Amid a contract dispute, the administration barred professors from coming to campus.

Sep 4, 2016 / Deb Schwartz

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Who’s Behind the Right-Wing Assault on Public Universities? Who’s Behind the Right-Wing Assault on Public Universities?

A new documentary explores the hidden campaign to undermine state schools across America.

Sep 1, 2016 / Eric Alterman

Why Thousands of Texas Students Carried Dildos to Class This Week

Why Thousands of Texas Students Carried Dildos to Class This Week Why Thousands of Texas Students Carried Dildos to Class This Week

What’s the best weapon against a handgun? Sometimes, a dildo.

Aug 26, 2016 / Molly Stier

Mexico’s Striking Teachers Stand Firm Against State Repression

Mexico’s Striking Teachers Stand Firm Against State Repression Mexico’s Striking Teachers Stand Firm Against State Repression

The government refuses to negotiate, heightening the danger of further bloody confrontation.

Aug 25, 2016 / David Bacon

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It’s Official: Graduate Students Can Unionize It’s Official: Graduate Students Can Unionize

A landmark ruling has affirmed that graduate students at private universities are workers, and can organize as such.

Aug 24, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Student Debt Customers

A New Report Sheds Light on Profiteering by So-Called Debt-Relief Companies A New Report Sheds Light on Profiteering by So-Called Debt-Relief Companies

Finally, a clear picture of how student-debt-relief companies take advantage of loan borrowers.

Aug 17, 2016 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian

Rio Teacher Protest

Teachers and Students Occupy Schools in the Shadow of Olympic Rio Teachers and Students Occupy Schools in the Shadow of Olympic Rio

Organizing to reform teachers’ working conditions as well as standardized testing has been met with brutal police violence.

Aug 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin

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Letters From the August 29-September 5, 2016, Issue Letters From the August 29-September 5, 2016, Issue

Each one teach one…

Aug 11, 2016 / Letters / Our Readers and George Joseph

The School-Security Industry Is Cashing In Big on Public Fears of Mass Shootings

The School-Security Industry Is Cashing In Big on Public Fears of Mass Shootings The School-Security Industry Is Cashing In Big on Public Fears of Mass Shootings

A spike in spending on high-tech security is diverting educational funds from districts across the country.

Aug 9, 2016 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

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Finally, Millennials Are Proving Themselves Useful Finally, Millennials Are Proving Themselves Useful

And totally not in a creepy way.

Aug 9, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

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