Campus Divestment Campaign’s Investment In Young Activists
...e says. “It’s the part about being at school that is the most empowering.” At many Canadian universities, divestment campaigns are among the largest movements on campus, [...]
Activists Continue 2nd Day Of Wheeler Hall Occupation
...prevented from attending class by the “open university” protest. The campus has not taken action to evict the protesters. The relationship between police and protesters at the [...]
Mexico: Mass Student Strike Over Curriculum Changes
...ities such as auditorium, audiovisual, auditoriums, among others, eliminating the excessive number of red tape current, which is meaningless to the practical use of space. 8) Carry out a new [...]
Leave No Generation Behind
...tional opportunities to his three children — one of whom is one of the two richest people on the planet. For today’s college-age youth, talk of a debt-free education sounds like [...]
From Ferguson To Miami, A Generation Demands Justice
...believe in the humanity of those who happen to be black. —Christopher Walter, Jr. 3. Walking Out Everywhere On August 25, students and faculty at George Mason [...]
Education Reform: Lessons From The U.S. On What Not To Do
...to philanthropists, wealthy political donors, and non-profit organizations like Teach for America. At the same time, they have ignored the voices of educators themselves, who can speak [...]
After 12 Hour Blockade Newark Students: ‘We Believe That We Will Win’
...y in Military Park in Newark. Students from Science Park High School, Arts High School and Central High School gathered to participate in courses on the history of [...]
Hong Kong: Riot Police Pull Back, Protesters Jam Streets
...a Hong Kong police spokesperson told CNN. Police said they have arrested 78 people, ranging in age from 16 to 58, including some leaders. Student leader released Yvonne Leung, [...]
This Country Just Abolished College Tuition Fees
...most of Europe with notable exceptions like the U.K., where the government voted to lift the cap on university fees in 2010. The measure has reportedly cost more money than it brought in. The [...]
Rolling Jubilee: This Debt Fairy Has A Big Plan
...ges, which operates the Everest, WyoTech and Heald colleges. Corinthian struck a deal with the U.S. Department of Education to sell off or teach out its campuses after the department [...]
Ayotzinapa Vive! A Month With Mexico’s Student Protesters
...test. Investigators believe that policemen turned the students over to a drug-trafficking gang that had ties to Iguala’s mayor. Gang members who have been arrested in [...]
Practical & Strategic Lessons From The Venezuelan Revolution
...efend democracy and the liberal state only insofar as it is conducive for the first and second principles. By talking about social class, we also challenge mainstream media’s claim that [...]
Gates Foundation Supports Hold On High-Stakes Tests
...ir teaching certificates for refusing to administer a state exam, but have continued in their civil disobedience. Some 33,000 parents in New York State alone have opted their children out of [...]
Bipartisan Deal Will Raise Student Interest Rates 20%
...t today’s freshman could potentially see rates the same or higher than they were when Congress acted by the time they graduate. When Congress acted, rates for undergraduate [...]
Students Protest Cop Tackling Student For Using Phone
Ixel Perez, a 4’10″, 100 pound, 10th grade student at Sam Houston High in Texas, was brutally detained by three officers in her high school for refusing to turn over [...]