Teacher or Spy? Curbing Freedom of Expression in Britain’s Schools

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 22, 2015 Under new laws, U.K. teachers are expected to act as the "eyes and ears of the state." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Campus Administrators Invoke ‘Civility’ to Silence Critical Speech

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 18, 2015 University administrators are successfully rallying around the value of “civility” in discourse as a means of silencing and getting rid of professors deemed politically troublesome. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

For the First Time in Decades, Over Half of America’s Public School Students Live in Poverty

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 19, 2015 A recent shift in public school demographics mirrors the wider picture of growing poverty and dramatic inequality that has come to characterize American society. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Testing

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All Americans’ Private Photos Could Be Leaked Thanks to the NSA, Not Just Jennifer Lawrence’s

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2014 Everyone's talking about personal privacy violations due to the recent leak of celebrity nude pictures, but the National Security Agency is missing from the debate; Americans have resented teachers throughout history based on moral panic; meanwhile, big Republican donors are considering spending their money to back Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Meet the Groups Fighting Against Limits on Restraining School Kids

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2014 Republicans say it is a matter of states’ rights. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Social Disregard Guides Anti-Teacher Ruling in L.A.

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 12, 2014 To those who won a lawsuit in Los Angeles on Tuesday "declaring all sorts of job protections for teachers 'unconstitutional,' " teachers unions are at the center of the California school system's problems -- not poverty or inequality -- Michael Hiltzik writes at the Los Angeles Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Teachers

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Common Core

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City Education

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Teachers

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Teachers Confront Cops in Mexico City

Staff / Truthdig Sep 14, 2013 In preparation for President Enrique Pena Nieto’s first Independence Day celebration this weekend, police emptied the Mexican capital’s main square of protesters Friday by using tear gas and water cannons. The Zócalo had been filled with teachers on strike demonstrating against the new administration’s education reform. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )