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As a new term approaches, tens of thousands of German university students face new tuition fees of as much as €500 for each semester. The new fees threaten many students with poverty and will inevitably force a considerable number to end their studies. At a time when the current German government—a “grand coalition” of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD)—is encouraging the development of so-called elite universities, the German higher education system is inc...

The title of this special supplement of Revolution—WARNING: The Nazification of the American University—is not chosen lightly. A deeply intertwined agenda of right-wing political forces and Christian fascists, which finds concentrated expression at this time in the Bush regime, is working to remold the institutions of higher learning and turn them into active partners of empire, repression, and theocracy (a significant degree of rule by religion)....

A proposal to purchase Tasers for UC Santa Barbara police has been scrapped after Chancellor recieved "letters of concern" regarding the Taser torture and threats at UCLA. While this should be recognized as a victory for the people in forcing a temporary setback in the police paramilitary machine, we can be sure that the Taser proposal will be back on the table as soon as its proponents feel the controversy has been forgotten. We must keep the heat on....

Join the Berkeley Anarchist Students of Theory And Research & Development for their seventh annual conference on Anarchist Theory on March 18th from 10 am - 6 pm at Dwinelle Hall in Berkeley CA....

Other than its very existence, one of the biggest scandals regarding No Child Left Behind (NCLB), our federal education legislation, has been the Reading First program. Reading First is another one of NCLB’s typically myopic efforts to improve educational outcomes. In this instance, the approach has been to promote mechanical solutions to the development of literacy skills for K through 3rd graders through programs based on “evidence-based research” and “scientific data.”...

Parents and community members are challenging a proposed closure of Bear Flag Elementary School at a community meeting tonight....

CAIRO — Incendiary, intimidating, seriously flawed and unproductive were the terms used by American rabbis, professors and Muslims to describe a documentary screened on campus showing Muslims urging attacks on the US and Europe....

PLEASE FORWARD AND TAKE ACTION! MARCH AND RALLY IS FEBRUARY 28TH; E-MAIL OR CALL NOW! Dear Friends, I ask for your urgent support to take action to stop the closure of East Oakland Community High School (EOC), as part of our work to implement our four point plan to stop pushouts. It is an absolute tragedy that our un-elected State Adminstrator is trying to shut down this inovative community school as part of a nationwide trend to shut down and privatize public schools. It is th...

Mary Anne Mays returns to the PVUSD, works half-time her previous schedule, and still makes double what a teacher makes....

Hundreds of people gathered at New York University on Thursday to protest a game called “Find the Illegal Immigrant” organized by the school’s Republican club. Democracy Now! was there to speak with students on both sides....