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Corporate Education Reformers Plot Next Steps at Secretive Meeting

Dustin Beilke, PR Watch. February 5, 2012.

Hundreds of state legislators from across the nation went to an "island" resort on the coast of Florida to a unique "education academy" sponsored by ALEC.

Obama's Union-Busting New Chief of Staff? Jacob Lew Helped Destroy Grad Students' Union at NYU

Josh Eidelson, In These Times. January 29, 2012.

When Obama's new Chief of Staff was NYU executive vice president, school ceased recognizing the grad students' union.

$422,320 for a College Degree? With Tuition Skyrocketing, It is Time to Rethink Higher Education

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. January 16, 2012.

Unless we act now, the current $1 trillion student debt bubble is going to look small in 18 years—and the only ones able to go to college will be the children of the 1%.

As Occupy Wall Street Has Changed Protest Dynamics, Vibrant Groups Like United Students Against Sweatshops Are Back in the Forefront

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. January 15, 2012.

USAS has been fighting steadily for workers' rights even when the issue wasn't front-page news--and they're helping spearhead a new movement for economic justice.

"I Cannot Eat Your Prayers": How Student Debt Changed One Woman's Mind on "Christian Charity"

Kristin Rawls, Killing the Buddha. December 19, 2011.

From an evangelical home to over $100,000 in student loans and healthcare debt, one writer faces the ways in which even progressive Christianity comes up short.

Racial Profiling: Why Eight UAE Students Were Kicked Off a Flight

Glenn Hutchinson, Imagine 2050. November 30, 2011.

The students were going to a Conference called “Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Leaders,” but one passenger worried that they could be terrorists and alerted the flight crew.

Meet 5 Big Lenders Profiting From the $1 Trillion Student Debt Bubble (Hint: You Know Some of Them Already)

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. November 28, 2011.

As the student movement grows and rallies around the country, we look at the lenders raking in cash off the backs of the U.S.'s students.

Inside the Student Movement: Undeterred by Crackdown, Activists Around the Country Gear Up for Bigger Actions

Manissa McCleave Maharawal, AlterNet. November 27, 2011.

One week after arrests and beatings of students at CUNY and pepper-spraying at UC Davis, students plan bigger actions to fight tuition hikes and policing of education.

How Students Landed on the Front Lines of Class War

Juan Cole, Truthdig. November 23, 2011.

University students find themselves victimized by the same neoliberal agenda that has created the current economic crisis.

Undaunted by Crackdown, Occupy Wall Street and New York Activists Plan Massive Day of Action

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. November 16, 2011.

Just days after the brutal raid on the Occupy movement's home base in Liberty Plaza, a huge day of action is planned to take the movement to another level.

Toxic Student Debt Might Blow Up Our Economy -- Why the Fed Must Bail Out the Millions of Young People Crushed by Student Loans

Ellen Brown, TruthOut.org. October 21, 2011.

To prevent another disaster like the one caused by the toxic debts on the books of Wall Street banks, we need to defuse the student debt bomb before it blows. But how?

Tom Friedman Tries to Scapegoat Baby Boomers -- He Should Remember That We Helped Forge American Prosperity

Ruth Rosen, AlterNet. September 28, 2011.

Baby boomers did not contribute to the economic decline of America. Actually, they helped create consumerist prosperity with teenager allowances and middle age purchases.

What Do Students Learn When Cities Refuse to Fairly Treat Their Teachers?

Michelle Chen, In These Times. September 26, 2011.

Teachers standing up for their rights on the job are providing a good example for their students, not "politicizing" education as the so-called reformers do.

Heroism of Wisconsin Protestors Inspires Students to Rise Up and Fight

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. May 4, 2011.

Students around the country have been taking the message of Wisconsin to heart--and occupying buildings in support of fair labor practices.

Is American Higher Ed Screwed? Conservatives Try to Privatize College As Tuition Soars

Daniel Denvir, AlterNet. January 22, 2011.

The economic crisis has created an opportunity for attacks on public institutions. Universities are not immune.

Why Aren't US Students Rioting Over Crazy Tuition Hikes Like College Kids in Europe?

Simeon Talley, Campus Progress. January 3, 2011.

While London has been rocked by student protests over proposed tuition hikes, United States college campuses have been largely quiet. Why?

Students Turning to Prostitution and Stripping

Joanna Chiu, The Ubyssey. November 21, 2010.

There are many avenues for students engaging in sex work could to assure their own safety.

Will Sen. Scott Brown Meet With Mass. Immigrant Youth Before April 17?

Kyle de Beausset, Citizen Orange. April 11, 2010.

A delegation of Massachusetts youth want their new Senator's support for the DREAM Act.

A March to Rebuild the American Dream - Immigration Matters

HyunJoo Lee, New America Media. March 20, 2010.

The American dream is alive and well in the students, working parents, and families that have come to this country in search for a better life.

Higher Education Is Stuck in the Middle Ages -- Will Universities Adapt or Die Off in Our Digital World?

Don Tapscott, Edge. June 17, 2009.

There is a huge clash between the model of learning offered by big universities and the natural way that young people who have grown up digital learn.

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.

Student Voter Registration Faces New Obstacles in Virginia

Sara Hebel, The Chronicle of Higher Education. September 9, 2008.

Local officials interpret residency rules to discourage student voting.

How Do We Get Students Interested in Science? Inspire Them

PZ Myers, Pharyngula AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. August 6, 2008.

We need to start motivating students (and motivating women) to pursue science careers. Here's how we do it.

Immigrant Students Face Harrassment, Racial Profiling on Campus

Edwin Okong'o, deleted. July 15, 2008.

Going through legal channels to study in America doesn't protect young people from racism.

Student Activists Protest Blair, Other War Supporters

Mike Connery, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. May 27, 2008.

Can student activists hit war supporters where it hurts?

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