Impossible to ignore, French student protesters are uniquely influential in country’s politics
Education articles on Democracy Chronicles
It is clear that high rates of education are essential for countries to be able to achieve high levels of economic growth and to manage a modern democracy. Spreading quality education to everyone around the world is vital to progress.
Indian Student Free Speech Protesters Battle Censorship
Sedition row brings anti-government Indian student free speech protests to leading university
NJ Lobbyist Spending Spiked During Year’s Political Battles
Pension and transportation bills among reasons that NJ lobbyist spending rose dramatically
Politics of Education: El Ritual de lo Habitual
As we listen and analyze the proposals of all candidates, we should consider questions like the following: What causes inequality in education? In society? What are the consequences?
PBS Online Platform Teaches Students About Political Process
Election Central is available on PBS online as multimedia resource for teaching about US democracy
Students Rally To Create New Story
Students rallied on college campuses around the U.S. in the Million Student March to advocate for a minimum wage hike, free tuition and the cancellation of all student debt. We can all be encouraged by this revolution and hope more people will take up the cause.
The Playful Journey of Literacy
With the acknowledgement of the importance of literacy come the challenges of educating diverse individuals – among them ourselves. Interestingly, educating society as a whole about diversity is still to this day part of the challenges.
On Democratizing Knowledge
Libraries and the internet play a key role in democratizing knowledge by providing open access of all kinds of information to the masses. We all want to see the whole picture. When we look at – let’s say – a paper collage, we relish becoming lost in that other realm.
Political Infiltration at the Hong Kong University Council
I write not as an application for review by the HKU council. I have reasonable suspicion that the council has been politically infiltrated. I believe any request to review its own politically tainted decisions will not receive any impartial and fair treatment by the council.
Union County College and Others in the Hot Seat
Right now ugly things are happening not only at Union County College but also all around New Jersey as well as throughout all universities in Higher Education in the United States.