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California School Board Blocks Parent Takeover Bid

Reuters | Posted 05.28.2012

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By Troy Anderson ADELANTO, Calif., March 28 (Reuters) - A group of activist parents in this impoverished community were thwarted again...

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Hostile Takeover: Parents Seek Control Of Failing School In High-Stakes U.S. Education Reform

Reuters | Posted 05.19.2012

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(Corrects information about the founding of Parent Revolution, adds that union backed anti-trigger activist in Florida, clarifies proposed structure...

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Another Shocking Fact About the Walmart Heirs

Stacy Mitchell | Posted 02.08.2012

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Stacy Mitchell

The six Waltons, heirs to Walmart founder Sam Walton, not only have a net worth equal to the combined wealth of the bottom 30 percent of Americans, but they also own and control nearly half of Walmart, the world's largest corporation. That's an astounding fact.

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Six Walmart Heirs Worth Same Amount As Almost A Third Of Americans

Posted 12.09.2011

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The Occupy Wall Street movement has brought increased focus on the disparity between the top one percent of earners and everyone else in the United St...

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Wal-Mart Heiress Stands Firm As Art Museum Set To Open

Posted 01.07.2012

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At this point, Alice Walton knows how to brush off the critics. After unveiling plans for the new Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in her hometo...

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Dukes Puts 'Em Up Again

Martha Burk | Posted 12.28.2011

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Martha Burk

Remember Dukes v. Walmart, the case that the Supreme Court threw out because the company claimed it was too big to be sued for sex discrimination. Well, like Freddy Krueger every Halloween, it's ba-a-a-ck.

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School Choice Advocates Hope To Build On Gains

| Bill Lueders | Posted 11.25.2011

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This piece comes to us courtesy of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. This is the third of a three-part series by Bill Lueders exam...

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How The Walmart Family Heirs And Others Are Changing The Face Of Education

| Bill Lueders | Posted 11.20.2011

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This piece comes to us courtesy of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. This is the first of a three-part series by Bill Lueders exam...

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Wal-Mart's $20M Donation Makes Crystal Bridges Free

Posted 09.28.2011

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With recent announcements of admission and membership fee increases, seeing art at some museums has gotten more expensive this summer. But a $20 milli...

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Wal-Mart Family's $800M Art Museum Gift

Los Angeles Times | Posted 07.06.2011

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It makes for a good story, but the munificent $800-million gift from the family that owns Wal-Mart, meant to endow programs and operations at Alice Wa...

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Charter School Growth Fund Announces $160 Million Campaign To Open More Non-Traditional Schools

AP | DORIE TURNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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ATLANTA — Groups hoping to open charter schools across the country could soon have millions more dollars available. The Charter School Growth F...

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American Billionaires Got Richer, America Got Poorer

The Huffington Post | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

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The richest Americans got even richer this year, according to the new Forbes 400 list, even as the country's total net worth tanked during the second ...

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In Summer's Heat, Washington Seeks Refuge in the Loophole

Michael Winship | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Winship

There actually is some positive, progressive law being voted upon, but members cannot resist watering down the outcome. Even in the summer heat, the loophole remains more tempting than the swimming hole.

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Walton Family To Bankroll 21c Hotel In Native Bentonville, Arkansas

Posted 05.25.2011

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If you build it, will they come? The Walton Family, of Walmart fame and fortune, are planning on bankrolling a 21C Museum Hotel, the fourth property f...

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America's Middle Class Needs Right to Bargain, Secure Contracts -- Like CEOs Have

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leo W. Gerard

When uninsured Wal-Mart workers get sick, American taxpayers foot the bill. They pay for coverage through Medicaid, the health insurance plan for the poor. That's what the Walton family, which owns Wal-Mart, banks on.

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