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Teacher Strikes Continue: "There is Nothing that can Halt our Revolution" - It's Going Down The following statement comes from the West Virginia Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and discusses the current strike wave in Kentucky, Oklahoma, and beyond. Nine months ago, rank-and-file educators across the state of West Virginia began planning insurrectionary, direct action efforts to op...

Call in campaign for J20 defendants happening TODAY! This will be followed by an April 10th day of solidarity! Support for all political prisoners and those facing state repression; they are in there for us, so we are out here for them❤️🖤❤️🖤❤️

J20: Fighting the Trumped up Charges - It's Going Down CrimethInc. offers up some new resources and a reminder that today and tomorrow there is a call-in campaign to demand that the remaining J20 charges are dropped, and on April 10th there is a call for a day of solidarity. Thus far, the J20 case has been a humiliating fiasco for the state. The first s...

Unwavering solidarity with striking teachers in Kentucky and Oklahoma! 🖤🔥🖤🔥🖤🔥

IGD Oklahoma and Kentucky: Tens of Thousands On Strike - It's Going Down Cover photo: Timothy D. Easley / AP Today, tens of thousands of teachers and school staff, joined by supporting community members, parents, and students, walked off their jobs across Oklahoma and Kentucky, inspired by the historic West Virginia teacher’s strike, which saw masses of teachers across...

"We understand that there is a deep crisis in the for-profit education sector. All evidence points to continued deterioration." -Angus Johnston, a United States Student Association alumnus and student activism historian. Find the report at aft.org/sites/default/files/hied_toobigtofail2016.pdf.

Morning must read: The Supreme Court upholds affirmative action admissions policy at the University of Texas a 4-3 decision.

Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action Program at University of Texas The case challenged a part of the admission program at the University of Texas at Austin that takes race and ethnicity into account.

This is terrifying and reflects how so many corporations have turned billions in profit off from the financial aid -- and resulting student loan -- system.

When Poverty Is Profitable A new book details how foster-care agencies and other safety-net programs hire consultants to maximize their funding and divert it from its intended use.