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Lawrence Summers resigns as Harvard president The resignation this week of Lawrence Summers from the post he has held for the last five years as president of Harvard has provoked an extraordinary firestorm of political controversy far from the ivied halls of what has long been considered one of the premier US universities....
Posted: Fri, Feb 24, 2006 6:22am PST
Immigration Matters: America Needs the Dream Act for Undocumented Students Denying educational opportunities to children of undocumented immigrants is un-American and self-destructive. Congress must pass the DREAM Act for the country’s sake....
Posted: Thu, Feb 23, 2006 7:00am PST
France: Students mobilise against destruction of working conditions for youth Organisations representing French university and high school students (lycéens) have called for a week of mass meetings and mobilisations all over France, starting January 30, in preparation for a national demonstration February 7 against the proposed First Job Contract (CPE—Contrat première embauche). Prime Minister Dominique De Villepin’s project, supposedly a response to the youth disturbances that rocked the country for three weeks last October and November, will give employers the right ...
Posted: Tue, Jan 31, 2006 9:33am PST
ALERT - Stop the Budget Cuts! A vote is possible February 1. Call your representatives toll free and oppose the budget reconciliation bill 1-800-393-1082...
Posted: Mon, Jan 30, 2006 5:52am PST
Segregation Report Sheds Light on Challenges in Diversifying U.S. Schools Schools in the Northeast and West continue to be more segregated than those in the South, with California and New York maintaining schools that are the most segregated, according to a recent report from the Harvard University Civil Rights Project....
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 5:16pm PST
Bush uses Gulf Coast reconstruction to push for dismantling public education Over the past four months, the Bush administration and sections of both the Democratic and Republican parties have used the devastation inflicted upon the Gulf Coast during last year’s hurricane season as a justification to push through a broad range of right-wing policies. Among these reactionary projects is the drive to undermine the public education system through the promotion of charter schools and voucher programs....
Posted: Sat, Jan 21, 2006 8:23am PST
Racial Profiling in Public Schools: Black Students Under Fire By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON...
Posted: Tue, Jan 17, 2006 7:41am PST
Who Reads in America? While many educators bemoan the decline of literacy in America, one writer says you can still find plenty of readers in the private corners and cracks of society....
Posted: Mon, Jan 9, 2006 9:32pm PST
3/13-17th: National Week of Campus Action Against the War NATIONAL WEEK OF CAMPUS ACTION
Week of March 13-17
Students Say NO to War in Iraq!
College Not Combat, Troops Out Now!...
Posted: Wed, Jan 4, 2006 11:38pm PST
D’s and F’s For ‘No Child Left Behind’ Nearly four years into the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) the nation’s urban school districts have shown little benefit from the law which mandated annual reading and math tests for all students in grades 3 through 8. But the most worrisome trend is that most urban schools are making no progress in reducing the achievement gap between white and minority students. That’s the word from eleven large urban school districts including Los Angeles....
Posted: Tue, Jan 3, 2006 10:20pm PST
No Peace in Southern Indiana: Teacher Fired for Talking About Peace? By JEFF WHITE...
Posted: Sun, Dec 18, 2005 11:11am PST
Action Alert: Flyer Syriana We are mobilizing volunteers to distribute educational flyers to moviegoers before and after Syriana....
Posted: Thu, Dec 8, 2005 9:45pm PST
Fight Racism & Censorship at New School New School Administrators are targeting a graduate student because she organized an all-black panel to speak on topics they consider "controversial."...
Posted: Tue, Dec 6, 2005 8:01am PST
NYU Grad Student Strike: A Debate On the Rights of Students to Unionize The New York University graduate student strike has entered its 24th day. On November 9th, some of the school's graduate student teaching and research assistants went on strike in an effort to force the school to recognize the graduate student union. We host a debate between Michael Palm, chair of the student union, and Paul Boghossian, professor of philosophy who is representing the administration....
Posted: Fri, Dec 2, 2005 7:12am PST
Hampton Univ. Students Face Disciplinary Action for Anti-Bush Walkout Seven students at Hampton University in Virginia face disciplinary action for staging a walkout during the World Can't Wait day of action against the Bush administration one month ago. Shortly before their scheduled disciplinary hearing, we speak with one of the walkout's main organizers....
Posted: Fri, Dec 2, 2005 7:11am PST
USA plans Dastardly Attack on Defenseless Orphans. USA is planning to test Dangerous Chemicals and Drugs on Orphans and innocent Children worldwide.
Is there a Body Bag for an Orphan near you? No child left behind....
Posted: Mon, Nov 28, 2005 7:14pm PST
Sneak Attack on Organic food standards by USA Industry sneak attack on organic standards rammed through congress....
Posted: Sat, Nov 26, 2005 5:30pm PST
The World Can't Wait! Drive out the Bush Regime! World Can’t Wait! Drive Out the Bush Regime has called for nationwide protests and student walkouts on Nov. 2, the first anniversary of Bush's "re-election." At last count people in 67 cities, at 43 colleges and universities, and 90 high schools (at last count) will leave work and school and gather in the city centers to declare No! This Regime Does Not Represent Us! and to launch a movement to drive Bush from power. (www.worldcantwait.org). San Francisco convergence point is Civic ...
Posted: Mon, Oct 31, 2005 8:49am PST
11/17: National "Not Your Soldier" Youth and Student Day of Action On November 17, International Students Day, join youth and students from around the country in the first nationally coordinated day of action for and about young people! NOT YOUR SOLDIER!...
Posted: Sun, Oct 30, 2005 9:31pm PST
QUEBEC: Cops and Students Battle At National Assembly (w/ pics) 
Cops and Students Battle at Quebec National Assembly...
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 9:40am PDT
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