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New York Times - August 22, 2014, by Victoria Shannon - Sun and a little fun mixed with speeches are the hallmarks of the annual retreat of ...

Building a National Campaign for a Strong Economy: Fed Up

‘School Choice’ Mantra Masks the Harm of Siphoning Funds from Public Education

Ask an education “reform” proponent about any issue facing public education and the answer is always the same: “school choice.” Whether they’re championing charter schools, vouchers or Education...

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The Hill - 05-06-2015  -  The strain from Modesta...

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A Guide To Rallies & Actions Planned For May Day 2017

A Guide To Rallies & Actions Planned For May Day 2017

On May Day 2006, hundreds of thousands of immigrants participated in actions across the country, skipping work and school in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles to protest a bill that would have...

Gothamist | Civic Engagement

Advocacy group calls for more oversight of California charter school spending

A lack of transparency and inadequate oversight can set up the potential for waste, fraud, and abuse.  A  2015 report from the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools and the Center for Popular Democracy...

Education Dive | Organizing for Education Justice

On Day of Council Hearings, Congress Members Endorse "Municipal ID" Program

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April 30, 2014
 
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Escuelas Chárter: Encuesta Cuestiona su Función y Pone la Lupa en sus Finanzas

Miami Diario - March 4, 2015 by Donatella Ungredda - Existe una preocupación creciente entre padres, representantes, maestros y contribuyentes a nivel regional y nacional con relación al...

What Will a Trump Administration Mean for Supporters of Public Education?

We don’t know very much about President-Elect Donald Trump’s ideas about education. Although, during the campaign, Trump briefly presented a plan for a $20 billion block grant program for states...

Resseger Report | Organizing for Education Justice

The Dyett Hunger Strikers’ Fight For Green Technology and a Better Bronzeville

After weeks of a hunger strike by 12 residents fighting for the predominately African-American Bronzeville’s Walter Dyett High School, two strikers were admitted to the hospital.

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Toys 'R' Us employees demand severance pay for 33,000 workers

Toys 'R' Us employees demand severance pay for 33,000 workers

The push comes as a part of a campaign supported by the advocacy group Center for Popular Democracy. The campaign will host a series of events at Toys "R" Us headquarters and the offices of...

Arizona Family | Restoring a Fair Workweek

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Perkins was a key writer of New Deal policies. Known as an expert on health and safety policy reforms in New York state, Frances Perkins was tapped by Franklin Delano Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor in his cabinet - the first woman to serve.

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Frances Perkins was born in a world on fire. In the early 1900s Robber Barons didn’t care about workers rights or the safety of children that worked in their factories. “Safety laws” as we know them today didn’t exist- and the wealthy actively fought against them.

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