Personal tools

Skip to content. | Skip to navigation

Sections
You are here: Home Newsroom Education News Roundup Archive 2010 October 2010 National Day of Action to Defend Public Education

National Day of Action to Defend Public Education

  • 10-05-2010
  • Bookmark and Share

By Peter Rothberg/The Nation

Early last spring, students in California sparked a movement that has grown dramatically over the past year propelled by increasingly savage cuts to state education budgets nationwide. Thousands organized and participated in the March 4, 2010 National Day of Action to Defend Public Education events. The protests were most active in California, as this video shows, but took place in 32 other states as well. It's clear that the fight has only just begun. Public universities throughout the country are raising tuition costs and seeking private investors. Budget cuts, tuition hikes, school closings, and right-wing reforms are hitting working families the hardest, especially in communities of color. (more…)

Document Actions
Connect with IDEA
Subscribe to the news roundup

 

facebook-portlet

 

twitter-portlet

 

rss-portlet