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New report gives educators another voice to use to protect students
Online discussion leads to new ideas about school safety Read More
Senate passes Murray budget thanks in part to educator activists
Sen. Murray's pro-education budget passed in the Senate after educators across the country reached out to Congress and took a stand for our nation's students. Read More
Sequester cuts bring furloughs, pink slips, uncertainty for schools
Devastating effects on students come into focus as across-the-board cuts set in. Read More
OUTRAGE: Educators and advocates speak out as across-the-board cuts kick in
$3 billion in education funding is lost. Educators have something to say about it. Read More
Educators firm on need to protect voting rights
As the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is challenged in the Supreme Court, educators join President Obama in calling for fair access to the polls. Read More
Educator stories detail harsh realities of education cuts
Some Republican leaders threaten to let across-the-board cuts happen. Educators say, Kids, not Cuts! Read More
Education activists get ready for Obama inauguration
Educators activists channel inauguration excitement into serving others Read More
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What We're Reading
- 05/13/2013 "Immigration Bill: What Happens to Youngest Undocumented Children?" – Education Week
- 05/14/2013 "Head Start Centers Feeling 'Sequester' Pain" - Education Week
- 05/14/2013 "Unified Backlash to Education Mandates Grows, Spreads" – Education Opportunity Network
- 05/15/2013 "Coalition pension remedy (SB 2404) is fair, effective, and constitutional’" – Daily Herald
- 05/15/2013 "Sequestration Forces Cuts to National Social Studies Tests" – Education Week
