National Day of Action to Defend Public Education
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…)