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Districts on, near federal land hit early by sequester cuts

Districts on, near federal land hit early by sequester cuts

Federal restrictions leave many rural districts with limited funding sources. Sequester cuts promise more tough breaks for students at those schools. Read More

Kids Not Cuts: Don't let the opportunity gap widen

Kids Not Cuts: Don't let the opportunity gap widen

In our public schools, students in lower-income communities are already given fewer opportunities than students from affluent communities. If there are drastic education budget cuts, the opportunity gap will only get bigger. Read More

Threats to voting rights still concern education advocates

Threats to voting rights still concern education advocates

Election 2012 has passed, but restrictive voting laws can still impede the work of public education activists. Read More

More than 12K people sign pledge to support Kids Not Cuts

More than 12K people sign pledge to support Kids Not Cuts

Educators and friends of public education send clear message to Congress: Stand up for children and working families Read More

Political gamesmanship aside, Washington budget cuts would hurt real students, real people

Political gamesmanship aside, Washington budget cuts would hurt real students, real people

Educators share their stories on what 'fiscal cliff' budget cuts would mean for their students and their schools. Read More

Election 2012: Progress for public education, but challenges remain

Election 2012: Progress for public education, but challenges remain

A closer look at this week’s election results. Read More

Bus tour with teacherken: Checks & balances and constitutional amendments in St. Paul

Bus tour with teacherken: Checks & balances and constitutional amendments in St. Paul

On the 7th day of the Stop the Greed Agenda bur tour, teacherken visits St. Paul, Minnesota and talks about checks and balances and restrictive new voter laws. Read More

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