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imageNo More Denied Students, No to Plan Juarez in Oaxaca
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by ~Bradley
I was in the Carmen Plaza and I heard whistling and the chants were getting louder, “…education first for the children of the workers, educucation later for the children of the rich….” I quickly walked to encounter the march of students of the UABJO (Benito Juárez Autonomous University of Oaxaca), youth no older than 25 years that were walking in two lines, in the middle of the march was the students that were carrying large signs accusing the director of the university, Neri, of using Plan J...
Posted: Fri, Aug 26, 2005 1:55am PDT
imageStudents Build Bridges
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by Michael Schmidt and Ouerimi Rabia
Tunesians and Germans with learning disablilities connect through Internet...
Posted: Thu, Aug 25, 2005 6:53pm PDT
textLeter from Caracas: Love at first sight with the Venezuelan revolution by KM
Bolivarian Revolution...
Posted: Fri, Aug 12, 2005 12:58pm PDT
textCIA Supports "Secret" CIA Scholarships by Democracy Now (reposted)
College students are also being integrated into the U.S. foreign policy agenda. Last year the Senate created a scholarship to train intelligence operatives and analysts in American universities for careers in the CIA and other agencies. We speak with the anthropologist who designed the scholarship and a leading anthropologist who has spoken out opposing the program....
Posted: Wed, Aug 3, 2005 7:31am PDT
textUniversity students in US face higher tuition and loan debt by wsws (reposted)
Public universities in the US will raise tuition by an average of 8 percent this year, according to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. This hike comes on top of a 10.5 percent tuition increase last academic year and a 13 percent rise in 2003. The tuition increases also coincide with cuts to need-based aid programs for low-income students....
Posted: Tue, Aug 2, 2005 10:32pm PDT
text"Not College Material: What it Means and What it Means to Today's Youth by Michelle Jones
This article looks at what it means to not be "college material" and its implications....
Posted: Thu, May 26, 2005 11:42pm PDT
textPunk Rock Activism by Travis Murray
An article about three organizations started by punk rockers to educate and mobilize the youth and citizens of today....
Posted: Tue, May 24, 2005 9:44pm PDT
textREPORT HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HEAD START PROGRAM FOR HISPANIC CHILDREN by NCLR
NCLR REPORT HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HEAD START PROGRAM FOR HISPANIC CHILDREN...
Posted: Wed, May 18, 2005 9:54am PDT
textThe SAT: New and "Improved" by Michelle M. Jones
The new SAT claims to be better than before, yet it does not take into consideration those lower income students....
Posted: Sun, May 15, 2005 10:30pm PDT
textHAWAII: Background--Protest Actions leading up to the occupation of UH Administration Bldg by Save UH/Stop UARC Coalition
Creative Protest Actions leading up to the Occupation of UH Administration...
Posted: Sat, May 7, 2005 11:37am PDT
textHAWAII: Background on Occupation of UH Administration Bldg by Save UH/Stop UARC
Background of the battle against military research at the University of Hawaii, from the 1893 US invasion of Hawaii, the subsequent colonization and illegal occupation, and the militarizing of Hawaii....
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 3:04pm PDT
text"United for Safety 2005" by Robina Suwol
Celebrating programs and policies that protect health and the environment....
Posted: Tue, May 3, 2005 11:14pm PDT
textCoalition of students, faculty, community, native groups resist US military hegemony in th by Save UH/Stop UARC Coalition
Since 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 28, a coalition of Native Hawaiian groups, students, faculty, anti-war activists, environmentalists, and religious organizations have joined forces to occupy the University of Hawaii administration building, to demand the University cease all work on a secret Navy research project, UARC. This secret research is for the development of space-based laser systems, surveillance technologies, and sea-based mines. Live Webcam of the protest: http://stopuarc.ww.co...
Posted: Sun, May 1, 2005 11:48pm PDT
imageStudent Resistance in Chile
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by @
Over the past week, Chilean high school and university students have escalated their ongoing struggle against government plans to privatize university education....
Posted: Thu, Apr 28, 2005 3:31pm PDT
textNonviolent protesters occupy Univ. of Hawaii admin bldg, demand end to military R&D center by Save UH/Stop UARC
Nonviolent protesters have occupied the administration building of the Univ of Hawaii, calling for end to military weapons development facility....
Posted: Thu, Apr 28, 2005 2:11pm PDT
text Special Education--IDEA and No Child Left Behind by NCD
In light of the current national discussion on special education for students with disabilities and No Child Left Behind, the National Council on Disability (NCD) again puts forward its timely paper of May 17, 2004, Improving Educational Outcomes for Students with Disabilities....
Posted: Fri, Apr 22, 2005 4:31pm PDT
textCalifornia Safe Schools May 14, 2005 Health & Safety Conference by Robina Suwol
"United for Safety" Health & Environmental Conference...
Posted: Sat, Apr 16, 2005 10:33pm PDT
textLessons for US radicals: Quebec Students by Tom Reeves
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Posted: Fri, Apr 15, 2005 4:31pm PDT
textUC San Diego Strike on 4/14/05 by Solidarity Forever
UC San Diego witnessed 1000 strikers and 300 at a solidarity rally today, April 14, 2005 in a long overdue labor action at all 9 University of California campuses and other UC facilities....
Posted: Thu, Apr 14, 2005 7:01pm PDT
image8 Days of Sitting In at WashU for a Living Wage
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by WashU Student Worker Alliance
The following is from a student participating in the ongoing sit-in/occupation in the main administrative building of Washington University in St. Louis. The sit-in is in support of campus workers who do not currently receive a living wage. Currently the sit-in has been going on for 8 days(since April 4). Below this message is a list of ways you can take action and a summary of what we've been doing over the past 10 days....
Posted: Mon, Apr 11, 2005 5:27pm PDT
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