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Issue no. 24 — March 12, 2003
IN THIS ISSUE:

No to War for Empire, No to the Attacks on Education!
There is an Alternative: Stop Paying the Rich!

International Student Day of Anti-war Actions
High School and College Students Stand Against War, For Education and the Rights of All

Texas Teachers Under Attack
Amid Massive Teacher Shortage, Firing Teachers Made Easier

Defend the Right to Conscience!
Students Disciplined for Expressing Anti-War Views

Education Summit — Albany, New York
Students Demand Government Accountability and Increased Funding For Education Now!

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Issue no. 23 — Februrary 27, 2003
IN THIS ISSUE:

Education Summit, March 4, 2003 — Albany, New York
We Decide Our Future! Increase Funding For Education Now!

Oppose the Wrecking and Humiliation!
Massive Attacks on Education Continue

Defend the Right to Conscience!
Student Sent Home For Anti-Bush T-shirt

Hysteria Promoted by School Resource Officers, Security Company

School Safety Organization Says No Child Left Behind Makes Schools Less Safe

U.S. Dept. of Education
Public Access to Information Blocked

Take Every Initiative to Oppose U.S. War!
D’Youville and Geneseo College Faculty Voice Collective Will for Peace

When “Being Safe” Makes You Afraid
“Security Plans” Causing Anxiety and Fear Among Educators, Parents and Students

Our Future is Now!
Students From Rochester-Area Schools Speak Out Against Education Funding Cuts, Demand Government Accountability

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Issue no. 22 — Februrary 11, 2003
IN THIS ISSUE:

War, Budgets and Decision-Making
Fight for A Government Where the People Decide!

As Billions Go for War School Budgets Decimated
Future Threatened as Attacks on Education Intensify

Allegiance is A Matter of Conscience!
Group Defends Student’s Right to Refuse Pledge of Allegiance

Massive Cuts to Primary and Secondary Education Continue

Students Statewide: No Tuition Hike! Education Is a Right!

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Issue no. 21 — January 22, 2003
IN THIS ISSUE:

War, Education, and the Future of Humanity
The Issue is One of Social Progress

Washington State Day of Action
Tens of Thousands of Teachers, Students and Parents March to Defend the Right to Education

A Matter of Conscience
Utah Mandating “Patriotism” in Schools

Whose Security? Our Security!
Government Steps Up Spying on Schools and Eases FBI Access to Student Information

Oakland, California
School District Organizes Anti-war Teach-ins

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Issue no. 20 — December 6, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE:

War, Education, and the Future of Humanity The Issue is One of Social Progress

Rochester
Students, Parents and Educators Reject Military Demands

There is an Alternative
Teachers and Students are Broadening Space to Oppose War on Iraq

Whose Security?
Federal Emergency Management Agency and “School Safety”

SUNY Proposes Arming Community College Police

Stop Paying the Rich!
State Cutbacks Intensifying Anti-social Offensive

Upstate New York
Dramatic Increase in Need for Emergency Food Services
Planning for the Open
Forum How Should We Measure Our Success?
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Issue no. 19 — November 15, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE:

The People Are Decisive
Resolving the Crisis in Favor of all Humanity!

Future of Humanity Threatened
World-wide Level of Education Declining

Education is a Right!
Rochester School Board Joins Campaign to Hold State Accountable

Attacking Rights in the Name of Security
In the Wake of Massive Cuts, NYC Schools Hire Hundreds of Security Guards

Increase Funding for Education Now!
Survey Finds Nationwide Textbook Shortages

Taking Matters Into Our Own Hands
Meetings Make Headway on Forum to Confront the Crisis in Urban Education

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Issue no. 18 — November 1, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE:

Oppose the Attacks on Education! Join In the Work to Build Alternatives!

Spirited Rally in Buffalo
Opposing Attacks on Schools and Defending the Right to Education

Federal Government Labels Schools and States “Enemies”

Government to Cut Funds for Schools Refusing to Hand Over Student Information to Military

Demonstrations Represent the Will of the People for Peace and Ending U.S. Aggression Worldwide

Taking Matters Into Our Own Hands
Meeting Proposes Forum on The Role of Teachers in Fighting Racism and Increasing Funding for Education

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Issue no. 17 — October 18, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE:

Stop Paying The Rich! Cancel The Debt! Increase Funding For Schools Now!
Now is the Time to Go Broadly With the People’s Alternative!

The People Must Set The Standards
Testing Lowers Level of Education, Used to Deny Rights

Urgent Warning from Israeli Academics
The Israeli Government May Be Contemplating Crimes Against Humanity

Univ. of Illinois-Chicago Mobilizes to Defend Free Speech & Right to Conscience

Paying the Rich Threatens Future of Education

Report Says $50 Billion Needed to Modernize Schools in New York State

Taking Matters Into Our Own Hands
Meeting Puts Organizing in First Place

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Issue no. 16 — October 4, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE:

There Is a Way Forward: Defend the Rights of All!

Education Is A Right! We Have Just Begun To Fight!
Fund Schools Now! Press Conferences Unveil "People's Brief"

Washington State
Issaquah Teachers Defy Criminalization and Defend Their Right to Strike

Minnesota
First Teachers Strike in a Decade

Youth: Born to Society, Not to the Military
White House Conference on "Character and Community"

U.S. "War on Terrorism" Equals Attacking the Right to Conscience
Academics Speak Out Against "Blacklist"

Worldwide Demonstrations Oppose the Dangers of War and Support the Palestinian People

Teachers' Federation Passes Resolution Against War on Iraq

For Your Information
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

First Meeting of New School Year
Vigorous Discussion Reveals Broad Desire for Change

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Issue no. 15 — September 20, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE:

Defend the Lackawanna Community!
Talk of “Character” Used to Pressure Youth to Accept Being Terrorized

Defend the Right to Conscience!
Lt. Governor Pushes Government’s Vision for “Character Education”

Report Finds Schools of Poorest Students Receive Less Money

Tuitions Increasing at SUNY and Other State Universities

Rochester, New York Military Demands Student Information from High School Principals

Military Recruiting 16-year-olds

Pledges, Character and the Right to Conscience
Teachers Are a Force for Enlightenment, Not Police for Attacks on Rights!

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Issue no. 14 — July 8, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE:

State of Our Schools: Forum on Education
"Failure," Rights and the Need for New Arrangements

Buffalo Schools Crisis
State Denies Graduation to Over 375 Students

Intensifying the Anti-social Offensive
Court Says State Has No Obligation to Provide High School Education

RCSD-There Is A Way Out of the Crisis!
Stop Paying the Rich, Cancel the Debt! Fund Schools Now!

For Your Information
Facts on Government Debt

Education Advocacy Day
Holding Government Accountable!
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Issue no. 13 — June 11, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE:

Defending the Rights of All
Only The People Can Solve the Problems!

New York City
Mass Rally in Defense of the Rights to Education and a Livelihood

Leaving Education to Chance
Banks Lend $40 Million to Failing Education Reform

New Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Failure, But of Whom?

Affirming the Right to Conscience
Speaking Out is Key to Creating a Safe Space

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Issue no. 12 — May 17, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE:

Teachers Are Becoming Political!

Budget Cuts? Don't Blame the Teachers!
Report Shows Teacher Salaries Not Keeping Pace With Education Investments

New York State
Education Conference Puts Activism on the Agenda

Rochester
Forum Opposes Attacks on Education in the Name of "Testing", Calls on Teachers to Become Political

"What Does it Mean to Be an American?"
Forum Opens Up Space for Safe and Serious Political Discussion

May Day 2002
Seize the Initiative! Step Up the Opposition to Attacks on Education-Join the Ranks of All Those Standing Together in Defense of the Rights of All!

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Issue no. 11— April 25, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE:

Seizing the Initiative
The People Will Not Be Silenced!

Update
Rochester Schools On-going Budget Crisis

The State of New York’s Schools
The Combined Effect of the 2001-02 “Bare Bones” Budget and the Proposed 2002-03 State Funding “Freeze”

Stop Paying the Rich! Cancel the Debt! Fund Schools Now!
Chicago School Board Uses Classroom Funds to Pay Bond Debt

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Issue no. 10 — March 18, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE:

Taking Matters into Our Own Hands!

Join In the Survey Work!

Transit Workers Call for United Action

Buffalo Schools School
Closings and Hundreds of Teacher Cuts Planned

Education and the “War on Terrorism”
School and Government Officials Step Up Their Attack on the Right To Conscience

Georgia School Safety Bill Legalizes Preemptive Arrests
Discussion
Why the Push for ”Patriotism” in the Schools?
Across the Country, Attacks on Education Continue
Education Advocacy Day
Hundreds Demonstrate to Defend the Right to Education
Planning Meeting for United Action
UNITE ALL IN DEFENSE OF RIGHTS!
— Transit Workers Discussion Group —
Help Build the Discussion! Take the Survey!
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Issue no. 9 — February 26, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE:

EDUCATION ADVOCACY DAY
Holding Government Accountable to Guarantee Rights!
- Statement of Teachers Forum for Empowerment and Rights -

Update
More Layoffs and Cuts to Education Across The U.S.

New York
Court Fails to Hold State Responsible for "Sound Basic Education"

For Your Information
Facts on Government Debt

Teachers Forum Discussion Group
It can be done, it must be done! Meetings Build Alternative By Defending Rights

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Issue no. 8 — February 10, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE:

Layoffs And Program Cuts Will Only Make Things Worse!
There Is An Alternative! Stop Paying The Rich! Increase Funding for Social Programs!

Rally For The Poor
Standing as One in Defense of the Rights of All!

For Your Information
State Takeovers of Schools

State Takeovers of Schools
Removing Government Accountability for Education

Teachers Forum Discussion Group
Taking the Stand For an Alternative Helps Lift the Burden of Despair!

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Issue no. 7 — January 19, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE:

Unite to Oppose All the Attacks on Education!
Governments Must Be Accountable to the People’s Demands!

RCSD — There Is A Way Out of the Crisis!
Stop Paying the Rich, Cancel the Debt! Fund Schools Now!

Update
Rochester Schools Budget Crisis

No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Law Mandates Military Access to Student Records and Information

Boston
Hundreds Protest Education Bill and “War on Terrorism”

New York State
Brodsky, NYSSBA Board of Directors Member, Calls on Educators to Speak Out Against Attacks on Schools!

On the Role of Teachers
Fight for Living and Working Conditions Which Make Teaching Possible!

New York State
“State of the Schools” Report Finds School Funding Actually Decreased in 2001, and That Schools Are Suffering Statewide
For Your Information
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Meeting Advances the Work to Defend Education
Organize to Oppose the Attacks on Education! Defend the Rights and Dignity of All Education Workers!
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Issue no. 6 — December 12, 2001
IN THIS ISSUE:

Vigorously Condemn Mass Jailing of Teachers and Detention of Students!

Defend the Rights of Teachers and Youth to Organize Themselves!


Buffalo Says: No to School Layoffs!
Enthusiastic and Militant Demonstration Defends Rights to Education and a Livelihood

Buffalo
Education is a Right! A Livelihood is a Right!
Statement of the Open Forum for Alternatives, December 3

For Your Information
The New Jersey Teachers’ Situation

Rochester
Nazareth College Faculty Organize Themselves to Defend the Right to Conscience

Discussion
The Need for Mechanisms of Accountability and Redress

The Call of Teachers Forum
Building Education is a Right! is a Concrete Way to Bring About New Arrangements!

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Issue no. 5 — November 25, 2001
IN THIS ISSUE:

Defend the Right to Conscience! Oppose the McCarthyite Notion of “Americanism”

Education is a right!
No to the Layoffs! Stand as One in Defense of the Rights of All!

Statement of Teachers Forum for Empowerment and Rights

Buffalo
Students and Teachers Oppose Layoffs

Support the “Academic Freedom Statement”

West Virginia
High School Student Defends the Right to Conscience

Nebraska
State Board of Education Links School Accreditation to Teaching “Americanism”

FYI: State Budgets and Cuts to Education

Fund Schools Now!
End All Funding for Imperialist War! The People Must Decide the Direction of the Economy

Teach-in, Roberts Wesleyan College, November 6, 2001
Fight for Security, Defend the Right to Education!

Teachers Forum Discussion Group
It can Be Done! It Must Be Done!

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Issue no. 4 — August 23, 2001
IN THIS ISSUE:

Teachers: Oppose the IMF/World Bank Attack on Education!

For Your Information
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund

For Your Information
Impact of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Policies and Programs on Education

Discussion
Education is Not a Service

All Out for D.C. Demonstrations
Group Opposes the IMF and World Bank’s Attack on the People and Their Right to Education!

Meeting Announcement
Join in the Fight to Defend the Right to Education! Come to D.C.!


Issue no. 3 — August 10, 2001
IN THIS ISSUE:

DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF ALL!
Speak Out Against the Anti-Social Offensive!

Education International
World Congress Condemns Impact of Neo-liberalism, Defends Right to Education

New York State Budget
Increase School Funding Now, Education is a Right!

Students and Social Activists Protest Budget

G8 Summit
Militant Demonstrations Say “No to the G8! No to Imperialist Dictate!”

Budgets and Social Policy
The Role of Government in Meeting the Needs of the People

Successful Meeting Held
Condemn the Criminalization of Dissent! All Out to Organize for or D.C.Demonstrations!


Issue no. 2 — July 25, 2001
IN THIS ISSUE:

How Can We Solve the Problems Facing Youth, Education and Society?

Rochester, New York
Conference Discusses Problems Facing Urban Schools, Poverty, Segregation, Underfunding all Increasing

For Your Information
Poverty, Funding, Achievemen

Education Funding Myths
Federal Budget: Biggest Decline in Rate of Education Spending in Four Years

There is No Excuse for Poverty!
Put Eliminating Poverty on the Agenda!

Budgets and Social Policy
The Role of Government in Meeting the Needs of the People

Meeting Announcement
Teachers Forum Discussion Group – Join Us!


Issue no. 1, July 13, 2001
IN THIS ISSUE:

Find Out About Teachers Forum!

The Question is Who Decides?

Investigating Rights
US Legal System Does Not Recognize the Right to Education

Teachers Forum on the "Standards Movement"
Education Must be Organized to Serve the People for Achievement to Have Real Meaning!


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