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Teachers Fight Politicians' War on Schoolsnew

After a decade-long war on public education by Democratic and Republican presidents and Wall Street that has wracked schools with high-stakes bubble tests and crowded classes beyond fire codes but has left kids no better educated, teachers are finally starting to fight back.
Eugene Weekly  |  Alan Pittman  |  10-26-2011  |  Education

Boner Patrol: A Portland School Bans Hugsnew

West Sylvan Middle School Principal Allison Couch sent a memo to school district officials expressing concern about a hugging epidemic at the school, and on March 10 she issued a campus-wide ban on all hugging.
The Portland Mercury  |  Stefan Kamph  |  03-25-2010  |  Education

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