During Reconstruction, those who had been discarded by Southern society — Blacks, the poor, people with disabilities — gained access to an education and other basic rights they never had before.
Research data from 160,000 adults in 31 countries concludes that a sizeable home library gave teen school leavers skills equivalent to university graduates who didn’t read
Renowned social historian and scholar Nell Painter went back to school to study art after retiring from her tenured professorship. This book is the story of how she found herself anew, and what the search can teach the rest of us.
The huge spike in the cost of a college education has had a devastating effect upon educational opportunity. American student loan debt now totals $1.5 trillion.
As a new school year begins, teachers in California, Colorado and Illinois, among other states, are determined to continue the fight for better pay and school funding
Most years, this last week in July is the only time that the media turns its attention to people with disabilities. But this year has been different.
Diane Ravitch's blog writes "Carol Burris: The Definitive Account of Bill Gates’s Disastrous Teacher Evaluation Project"
Thousands of teachers gathered in Pittsburgh to discuss plan of action for new school year after strikes over pay and conditions
The more that right-wing groups spend to drive teachers from their unions, the harder educators fight back—and the more they are running for office.
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