Chilean girls stage ‘occupation’ of their own school in education rights protest; For five months, girls demanding free university education for all have defied police to occupy their state school. From The Guardian: Sleeping on a tiled classroom floor, sharing cigarettes and always on the lookout for police raids, the…
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For people in school and out, good resource and information on student loans — especially to see if you qualify for “Public Service Loan Forgiveness.” Heather Jarvis, the nation’s leading expert, provides free educational resources and training for student loan borrowers and the people who love them. Higher education isn’t…
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Save the Date – October 6, 2011 2nd Annual “Back to School for Haiti” Fundraiser! Help us meet our goal of $12,000 at our once yearly annual fundraiser! Who: You! Where: 48 Monroe Place, Brooklyn Heights When: Thursday, October 6, 2011, 6-9pm What: Music, dancing, food, drinks, stories and photos…
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A new report has been released showing that white students are more likely to get scholarships. From Colorlines: A new report that analyses the distribution of grants and scholarships by race found students of color are less likely to win private scholarships or receive merit-based institutional grants than white students.…
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People of Color Organize has a thought-provoking, powerful excerpt up from winning author and Professor Frank B. Wilderson III’s critically acclaimed memoir Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid. The excerpt was a response to a mandate that came down from the university where Frank was teaching to read Walt…
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A black woman has been charged and convicted of records tampering after falsifying her address so that her children could go to a better public school. She was initially charged with theft of $30,000 worth of public education. She spent 10 days in jail and an Ohio parole board has…
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