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    • 13 Ratings
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    Why is Corporate 
America inciting violence in Chicago?

    MAY 8, 2013 10:08AM

    By Bob Simpson


    Topics: school closings, chicago, racism, education, politics, economy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 1362 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Crayons, Warts, & Magic

    JANUARY 9, 2013 4:43PM

    By Mimetalker


    Topics: why i became a mime and not a teacher, education, revised post

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 4201 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Chicago in the 1960s: Black teachers revolt against racism

    OCTOBER 26, 2012 11:04AM

    By Bob Simpson


    Topics: chicago, labor. unions, racism, education, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1516 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    The Post That Could Get Me Fired

    OCTOBER 9, 2012 3:22PM

    By Angie Miller


    Topics: social networking, education, policy, teaching, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 1828 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    7 days that shook the Windy City: Chicago's teacher strike

    OCTOBER 2, 2012 2:33PM

    By Bob Simpson


    Topics: labor, economy, politics, unions, business, teachers, education, labor, unions, teachers, students chicago teachers union, ctu, students chicago teachers union, ctu

    • Editor's Pick
    • 27 Ratings
    • 6922 Views
    • 32 Comments
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    Wounds nonetheless: Being gay and a teacher

    SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 4:47PM

    By Christopher Records


    Topics: lgbt, education, homophobia, hatred

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 1661 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    The mini-death of the end of summer

    AUGUST 31, 2012 8:17AM

    By ManhattanWhiteGirl


    Topics: rockaway beach, nyc, summer, families, travel, 9/11, teachers, nyc teaching fellows, education, schools, real families, life stories

    • Editor's Pick
    • 44 Ratings
    • 8545 Views
    • 68 Comments
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    Ann Romney May Love Me, but I don't Love Her

    AUGUST 29, 2012 6:08PM

    By Kate Geiselman


    Topics: you didn't build that, education, republicans, hypocrisy, freedom, birth control, feminism, mitt romney, rnc, ann romney

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 2977 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    The Small Half – A Girl’s Piece of the Pie

    AUGUST 17, 2012 2:14PM

    By nilesite


    Topics: feminism, girls, school, education, feminism, girls, women, school, equality, education, inequality, pussy riot, women, equality, family, inequality

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 1314 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Taking the (ignorance of) Guns Away

    JULY 26, 2012 12:15AM

    By Gary Justis


    Topics: animals, environment, hard issues, hunting culture, rural culture, family, health, conflicted, safety, education, common sense

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 5402 Views
    • 40 Comments
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    Corporate America wants inexperienced teachers in schools

    JULY 24, 2012 5:30AM

    By Bob Simpson


    Topics: public education, unions, teachers, education, schools, economy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 4473 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Right wing takes aim at public education

    JULY 23, 2012 10:32AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, education, public schools, charter schools, texas board of education, right wing, history, massachusetts education reform act, a nation at risk, william weld, bi-partisanship, curriculum frameworks, teachers unions, tenure, mandatory testing, class size, republican party, rick scott, scott walker, president obama, mitt romney, diane ravitch, george h.w. bush, bill clinton, school vouchers, school choice, evolution, creationism, bible-based math, religious right, christian fundamentalism, outcomes based education, john birch society, john adams, horace mann, civil war, confederates, jim crow, ku klux klan, mccarthyism, education reform, tax cuts, national governors association, federal student loans, privitization

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1077 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    In Our Toxic Prison System, is There Room for Hope?

    JULY 9, 2012 12:22PM

    By David Chura


    Topics: social justice, correctional officer, criminal justice, education, prison conditions

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 1866 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Mitch Daniels Goes to Purdue

    JUNE 21, 2012 5:08PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: mitch daniels, education, higher education, western governor's university, cecil bonham, indiana policy review, george w. bush, indiana, ivy tech, purdue university

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 4030 Views
    • 32 Comments
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    Young Earth Creationism and the Texas Textbook Wars

    JUNE 21, 2012 4:03PM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: movies, conservatives increasingly reject science and rational thought”, “as america grows more polarized, amanda marcott, neal conan, “talk of the nation”, executive producer vijay dewan, director scott thurman, state board of education, texas, texas textbook wars, don mcleroy, “the revisionaries”, intelligent design, young earth creationism, textbooks, film, education, religion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 3770 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    OWS: Not Dead Yet!

    JUNE 19, 2012 1:05PM

    By zacherydtaylor


    Topics: business, economy, news, television, politics, occupy wall street, occupy america, ows, education, mass media, advertising, alternative media, barack obama, stop and frisk, michael bloomberg, lgbt, starbucks, morning joe, propaganda, jamie dimon, deborah harris, charter schools, roy fox, harvesting minds, right to free education

    • Editor's Pick
    • 0 Ratings
    • 397 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    School me

    JUNE 15, 2012 8:46AM

    By Motherofgooses


    Topics: children, education

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1797 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Who's to Blame for the Mess in Montreal?

    MAY 23, 2012 9:44AM

    By Siobhan Curious


    Topics: politics, education, university, montreal, student protests

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 1300 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Charles Koch + Roger Ailes = Ohio University?

    MAY 21, 2012 1:49PM

    By Robert Greenwald


    Topics: open call, politics news, brave new foundation, roger ailes, robert greenwald, ohio university, media matters, koch brothers exposed, koch brothers, charles koch, education, fox news

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 3068 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    OWS: NATO can’t feed poor, Chicago, Roseanne/Jill Stein

    MAY 21, 2012 12:59PM

    By zacherydtaylor


    Topics: business, economy, news, television, politics, nato, chicago, roseanne barr, jill stein, occupy wall street, occupy america, ows, green party, hank rush, houston’s star of hope mission, peter morici, kyocera, project vote smart, barack obama, israel, palestine, education, mass media, advertising, alternative media

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