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How Long Until U.S Students Launch Protests?

December 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments

University students in London are taking to the streets to protest tuition rate increases which, according to an AFP report, will result in students being charged fees of up to 9,000 pounds — or the equivalent of $14,200 or 10,700 Euros — a year.  After reading a recently-released report about costs at a number of [...]

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‘Closer Look at Teacher Salaries’ Revealing

April 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I happened across a great article on the public education system today. It comes from South Carolina and begins this way: The State Newspaper ran an article on Monday with the heart-wrenching title: Teachers take 2nd jobs to help make ends meet. The story primarily focuses on one young teacher (she works at the restaurant [...]

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