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Board of education

Linda Brown’s parents, Leola and Oliver Brown, wanted to enroll their 9-year-old daughter in an elementary school just a few blocks from their home in…
Download this episode (right click and save) Tricia McCannon is one of the deepest people I know. Her books are always major works of profound…
Indigenous battles to defend nature have taken to the streets, leading to powerful mobilizations like the gathering at Standing Rock. They have also taken to…
With the summer break ending, school districts all across the country are humming with activity, preparing for a new school year. Not so in Detroit,…
Reliable intelligence sources in the West have indicated that warnings had been received that the Russian Government could in the near future release the text…
A mishmash of conspiracy theories Perhaps unsurprisingly, the community is divided over the contours of the conspiracy. Some believe the financial elite is behind it. Others blame…
Latoya and Jalesa, both 26, grew up on the west side of Chicago, attending Calhoun Public School during the day and stepping across the street…
This week's show included an extensive interview with Angie Cordeiro about the ongoing methane disaster at Porter Ranch, California. Hilarity ensued, and the conversation ranged…
Mumia Abu Jamal, the nation’s best known political prisoner, has been confirmed to be suffering from hepatitis C, a serious liver disease that doctors believe…
School may be out for summer, but I guarantee you there’s one thing teachers are already worried about as they plan for the coming school…
The federal government has spent more than $3.3 billion over the past two decades creating and fueling the charter school industry, according to a new financial analysis…
If it’s springtime, it must be standardized testing time in schools across the country. It’s also when the debate over whether students are inundated with…