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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "education"

Video: GOP Hypocrisy on Obama's School Speech

Video: GOP Hypocrisy on Obama's School Speech

Jed Lewison, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. September 8, 2009.
Already, infamous for cramming conservative agendas down the throats of America's youth, some GOP blowhards are crying foul on Obama.

This Just In: College Will Make You an Atheist

This Just In: College Will Make You an Atheist

Susan Henking, Religion Dispatches. August 27, 2009.
A recent study finds that certain majors are likely to make students less religious. Why is this such a big deal?

"Abstinence Plus": Soothing to Parents, or Still Lying to Teens?

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. July 18, 2009.
Will abstinence-only programs continue to get funding to misinform kids about sex?

Brainwash: Conservatives in Texas Want More Jesus, Less Lincoln in Textbooks

Brainwash: Conservatives in Texas Want More Jesus, Less Lincoln in Textbooks

Ben Armbruster, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. July 16, 2009.
So-called "experts" are pushing for more emphasis on religion's role in the colonies while aiming to eliminate actual historical events.

We've Been Trapped Inside a Bad Health Care System So Long, We Don't Even Know How Much We're Missing

We've Been Trapped Inside a Bad Health Care System So Long, We Don't Even Know How Much We're Missing

Sara Robinson, Campaign for America's Future. June 26, 2009.
Our current system has robbed us of the chance to save, educate ourselves, see the world and live to a robust old age.

Economic Crisis is Driving Day Laborers Back to School

Economic Crisis is Driving Day Laborers Back to School

Milagros Melendez-Vela, New America Media. June 16, 2009.
In 2008, 21 workers graduated from a new training program in Maryland. This year the graduating class increased by 70 percent.

Let’s Get Physical: What's So Great About Working in a Cubicle?

Let’s Get Physical: What's So Great About Working in a Cubicle?

Margaret Wheeler Johnson, AlterNet. June 13, 2009.
Author Matthew Crawford publishes a jeremiad against white-collar culture and the educational system designed to populate it.

Students Aren't Customers; Education Is Not a Commodity

Students Aren't Customers; Education Is Not a Commodity

William Astore, Tomdispatch.com. June 1, 2009.
By only viewing education as a way to a higher-paying job we're giving a free pass to the prevailing machinery of power.

Elite Colleges Are Promoting a Culture of Selfish, Cutthroat Behavior and We Are All Paying the Price

Elite Colleges Are Promoting a Culture of Selfish, Cutthroat Behavior and We Are All Paying the Price

Peter Schmidt, AlterNet. May 23, 2009.
The results are campus environments where disregard for society is socially accepted, where misguided students are encouraged to become worse.

What Happens When States Say No to Abstinence-Only Education?

What Happens When States Say No to Abstinence-Only Education?

Anna Clark, RH Reality Check. April 10, 2009.
Rejecting abstinence-only funding is only one part of the movement to empower young people. There's much more to do.

A Crisis of Affordability: How Our Public Colleges Are Turning into Gated Communities for the Wealthy

A Crisis of Affordability: How Our Public Colleges Are Turning into Gated Communities for the Wealthy

Andy Kroll, Tomdispatch.com. April 3, 2009.
Attending a four-year public college may soon be out of reach for all but the wealthiest. This is the greatest assault yet to the American dream.

Higher Education Gone Wrong: Universities Are Turning into Corporate Drone Factories

Higher Education Gone Wrong: Universities Are Turning into Corporate Drone Factories

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. March 28, 2009.
Unless we take hold of the reins we will be cursed with a more ruthless form of corporate power wielded through naked repression.

Immigration: Education Key to Assimiliation

Immigration: Education Key to Assimiliation

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. March 16, 2009.
In the last decade, record numbers of immigrants have fueled the greatest growth in public schools since the baby boom.

U! S! A! We're Number .... 15?

U! S! A! We're Number .... 15?

Dalton Conley, The Nation. March 16, 2009.
A new report shows that in terms of aggregate health, education, purchasing power, security and general well-being, the U.S. has been in decline.

Republican Governor Dashes Dreams of Student Ty’Sheoma Bethea

Republican Governor Dashes Dreams of Student Ty’Sheoma Bethea

Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. March 13, 2009.
Gov. Mark Sanford's rejection of $700 million in stimulus funds could cripple South Carolina's educational system.

Education Is the Key to Integration for Immigrants

Education Is the Key to Integration for Immigrants

Martín E Martínez, New America Media. March 12, 2009.
The U.S. government needs to do more to help new immigrants learn English and promote integration nationwide.

Obama's Pre-Emptive Reponse to Attacks on Education

Obama's Pre-Emptive Reponse to Attacks on Education

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Media and Technology. March 11, 2009.
The more the president's detractors push the White House to scale back its agenda, the more Obama pushes back.

Why Is the Religious Right Obsessed With Other People's Sex Lives?

Why Is the Religious Right Obsessed With Other People's Sex Lives?

Pam Chamberlain, The Public Eye. March 3, 2009.
Abstinence-only sex ed is a tool of ideological management that is deeply entrenched in American culture and social policy.

Homeschooling: America's Hidden Breeding Ground for Conservative Ideology

Homeschooling: America's Hidden Breeding Ground for Conservative Ideology

Julien Brygo, Le Monde diplomatique. February 12, 2009.
Two million American families have opted out of state and private school systems to teach their children at home, often without qualifications.

Rush Limbaugh 177, Barack Obama 0

Rush Limbaugh 177, Barack Obama 0

Cenk Uygur, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. January 30, 2009.
"People will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy."

Is a GED More Valuable Than a PhD?

Is a GED More Valuable Than a PhD?

Kai Ma, The Daily Beast. January 28, 2009.
In an economy where so many people are overqualified, having an advanced degree is virtually worthless.

Turning 'Yes We Can' into 'Yes We Will!'

Turning 'Yes We Can' into 'Yes We Will!'

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. January 7, 2009.
Pressuring Obama to commit to fixing our public education system.

We Can't Afford a School Privatizer in Obama's Cabinet

We Can't Afford a School Privatizer in Obama's Cabinet

Alfie Kohn, The Nation. December 15, 2008.
When Obama turns his attention to the Education Department, let's hope he picks a progressive.

In the Office, Nice Girls Finish Last

In the Office, Nice Girls Finish Last

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. December 13, 2008.
So do mean girls. Studies show that women's contributions at work are less likely to be recognized than men's, and it's not for lack of ambition.

The Best and the Brightest Have Led America Off a Cliff

The Best and the Brightest Have Led America Off a Cliff

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. December 9, 2008.
Don't expect the so-called experts to fix it either. They can't. They are loyal to the decaying political and financial systems that empowered them.