As I and other students, graduate assistants, professors, adjunct faculty, and office and campus support employees begin to return to school for fall semester, we find remarkably similar challenges to those faced by university communities since the 2008 economic collapse…. Read More ›
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Tennessee Bans Teaching that Homosexuality Exists
Tenn. Senate OK’s bill on gay lessons NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A bill passed yesterday by the Tennessee Senate would forbid public school teachers and students in grades kindergarten through eight from discussing the fact that some people are gay. Opponents… Read More ›
Report: Nearly Half of Detroit Adults “Functionally Illiterate”
DETROIT (WWJ) – According to a new report, 47 percent of Detroiters are ”functionally illiterate.” The alarming new statistics were released by the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund on Wednesday. WWJ Newsradio 950 spoke with the Fund’s Director, Karen Tyler-Ruiz, who… Read More ›
The Largest Prison Strike In American History Goes Ignored By US Media
(Original article here) Today marks the end of a seven-day strike where tens of thousands of inmates in Georgia refused to work or leave their cells until their demands had been met. The odd thing is, that until today, no… Read More ›