Education
: David Russitano The federal government's plans for "reform" in San Francisco's public schools scapegoat poor and minority children.
March 19, 2010
: James Illingworth An activist at UC Santa Cruz describes how the movement organized for a successful student strike during the March 4 Day of Action.
March 18, 2010
A public school teacher who was stuck on the freeway when protesters took it over on March 4 tells what actually took place.
March 18, 2010
: Andy Libson Staff and students at San Francisco's Mission High School worked hard to forge the solidarity that made the March 4 Day of Action a success.
March 17, 2010
: David Patterson A librarian at a California college and participant in the March 4 Day of Action defends the struggle from the complaints of a Wall Street Journal commentator.
March 12, 2010
: Owen Hill The president of Hunter College publicly berated me for not having "my facts straight." But her real problem is I do know my facts--and how to use them.
March 10, 2010
Hunter College activists respond to attempts by administrators and by a group of protesters to limit expression during the March 4 Day of Action.
March 9, 2010
One thousand people turned out for a town hall meeting in San Francisco to discuss solutions to the drastic cuts to public schools.
March 8, 2010
SocialistWorker.org readers provide reports and photos from the rallies, strikes and actions in California and around the country to defend public education.
March 5, 2010
The protests against California's budget cuts planned for March 4 are an important milestone. The next question is how to build on that resistance.
March 4, 2010
SocialistWorker.org reports from the rallies, strikes and actions in California and around the country to defend public education.
March 4, 2010
Students, teachers and campus workers across California explain why they're organizing for the March 4 Day of Action to defend public education.
March 3, 2010
Students, teachers and campus workers across California explain why they're organizing for the March 4 Day of Action to defend public education.
March 2, 2010
Chanting "Save our school!" 60 protesters turned out to show their support for elementary school P.S. 30 in Harlem.
March 1, 2010
Students, teachers and campus workers across California explain why they're organizing for the March 4 Day of Action to defend public education.
March 1, 2010
An extensive list of protests, pickets and strikes taking place in California on March 4.
March 1, 2010
Some 900 teachers, supporters and other union members protested against plans to "turn around" Rhode Island's Central Falls High School.
February 26, 2010
: James Illingworth California is the epicenter of a crisis that is shaking every state in the country--but the fall of the budget ax has sparked a growing resistance.
February 26, 2010
Around 40 students, workers and community members gathered to discuss the Washington state budget and its implications for higher education.
February 25, 2010
Dozens of University of Illinois-Chicago students demonstrated against cuts and possible consolidation of our campus' five Centers for Diversity.
February 22, 2010
Students, faculty and staff occupied the main library of City College of San Francisco to demand that its hours be restored.
February 18, 2010
: Andy Libson A San Francisco teacher asks Superintendent Carlos Garcia to answer the question all defenders of social justice must: Which side am I on?
February 17, 2010
: Matthew Palm The people who step up for the March 4th Day of Action in California will be the people whose voices get heard across the state.
February 16, 2010
: John Gallagher Teachers and students at a Watsonville, Calif., school are having to crowd together after the building was damaged in a storm.
February 12, 2010
University of California Santa Cruz administrators have launched a campaign of harassment against activists in the lead-up to a statewide day of action.
February 12, 2010
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