February 6, 2020

Trump attacks public education and pushes school privatization in State of the Union

Donald Trump continued the campaign against public education as a public good in his State of the Union address, with a reference to “failing government schools” and a push for a federal education privatization plan in the form of “Education Freedom Scholarships.” That’s a giant voucher program that would give tax credits to people who give money …

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Donald Trump Flat Out Lied About the Economy In His State of the Union

Leave a Comment / economy / By max cyril

In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Trump extolled the “blue-collar boom” in the economy along with his purported “great American comeback.” He made this claim based in part on two recent signature trade deals—the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and a “phase one” deal with China. Unfortunately, both agreements will likely to lead to …

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A Rank-and-File Teachers’ Movement Takes On Philadelphia’s Toxic Schools

Leave a Comment / Teachers / By max cyril

A militant caucus within the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers is showing how, with rank-and-file leadership, unions can be a powerful force for fighting deep-rooted environmental injustice. Nearly 24 years ago, students at Franklin Learning Center sounded the alarm about asbestos and lead in their school, blocking traffic and interrupting a Board of Education meeting to demand repairs and …

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February 6, 2020

Trump attacks public education and pushes school privatization in State of the Union

Donald Trump Flat Out Lied About the Economy In His State of the Union

A Rank-and-File Teachers’ Movement Takes On Philadelphia’s Toxic Schools

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