As a key public sector union cuts ties with United Negro College Fund over Koch funding, the right strikes back
In 2011, 42 private college and university presidents received more than a million dollars each for their work. In 2012-13, the number of public university presidents receiving at least $1 million for their services more than doubled over the previous year.
Reader Comments - Woody Guthrie; On the Waterfront; McCarthyism; Screenwriters and the Blacklist; Third Party politics; Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Israeli peace movement and War Crimes; Zionism and the Jewish community; Saudi Arabia's role; Prisoners, Parole (or lack) and Obama; Teachers; Food; Thank you, Anonymous and contributions to Portside;
Screenwriters and the Blacklist: Before, During, and After - New York - August 22-September 2
How Chicago's school choice system is tracking kids into separate high schools based on achievement (and race).
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Reader Comments - Detroit denied water access; Whither the Socialist Left? Round 2; Dead Young Men: Mississippi, Israel, Palestine; Music Changes the Way You Think; Whole Foods Busts Unions; SCOTUS; Harris v. Quinn; Education - Obama's Failed Approach; Karl Marx Is Making a Comeback; Verify Nuclear Weapons-With Math; Ruby Dee; Friday Nite Videos
As teachers across the country rejoice that the school year is over, Catholic school educators in a handful of areas are having to decide whether to sign employment contracts affirming their wholehearted belief in Catholic precepts.
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