DC won more money per student from pro-privatization donors than any other urban school system, according to researchers who followed several recent years of educational
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Hunger Strikers Fight for Chicago’s Dyett High School
Jeannette Taylor and Anna Jones of the Coalition to Revitalize Dyett High School in Chicago are in the fourth day of their hunger strike demanding
Child Trauma and Education with DC Activist Stuart Anderson
Nearly half of all children in the United States have experienced trauma, according to recent research. Children in underserved communities face trauma at a higher
Pearson Planning to Spend Newly Acquired $2 Billion on Education
Pearson, the giant international corporation based in England, is planning to invest two billion newly available dollars in the education business, according to recent company
Struggling Chicago Teachers Join Back-to-School BUS Ride
Teacher shortages. Layoffs of 500+ teachers [update: earlier sources suggested as many as 1500 could be laid off] in Chicago Public Schools. What will the
Stories, StoryCorps, Libraries, and Ferguson
Storytelling is among the oldest means humans employ of understanding, remembering, and transmitting knowledge. The art of storytelling and the content of shared stories are
Education Town Hall Forum 