America’s public education system is failing the citizens of Detroit, where the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund reports that 47% of people in Detroit are illiterate. … About half of Detroit can’t readRead more
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Privatization of Public Education
Milton Friedman, patron saint of the free market, died in 2006, but his ideas about public education live on in the thought and deeds of … Privatization of Public EducationRead more
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85% Of Spanish Education Sector Strike Against Privatization
Professors and students in over 40 Spanish cities went on strike against the government’s education reform aimed at privatizing the public sector, on Tuesday. According … 85% Of Spanish Education Sector Strike Against PrivatizationRead more
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The Assault on Public Education
Public education is under attack around the world, and in response, student protests have recently been held in Britain, Canada, Chile, Taiwan and elsewhere. California … The Assault on Public EducationRead more
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Cuba Trains 80k International Doctors—For Free
Cuba has trained more than 80,000 doctors from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, the United States, Pakistan and China in the last 50 years for … Cuba Trains 80k International Doctors—For FreeRead more
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Yale Dishwasher Corey Menafee, Who Smashed Racist Stained-Glass Window
As Black Lives Matter protests have swept the country in recent weeks, we end today’s show with the story of one dishwasher at Yale University … Yale Dishwasher Corey Menafee, Who Smashed Racist Stained-Glass WindowRead more
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Prison spending rises three times faster than education funding in US
The US has increased its spending on prisons and jails to a staggering $80 billion a year. A new government report, issued last week, contrasts … Prison spending rises three times faster than education funding in USRead more