Human rights activist Mazin Qumsiyeh has been arrested by Israeli soldiers
blog_front: front page Human rights activist, Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, was arrested by Israeli soldiers along with tworead more
View ArticleMatt Damon, Diane Ravitch, and scapegoating teachers
blog_front: front page Several thousand teachers and their supporters rallied in Washington July 30, for the SOS (Save Our Schools) march, a grassroots effort organized by an Oakland CA science...
View ArticleWhy a former teacher union president goes over to the dark side
blog_front: front page The LA Times reports that AJ Duffy, who just this spring stepped down as President of the second largest teachers union in the US, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), is...
View ArticleLabor Day and school reform
blog_front: front page This Labor Day, I’m hoping that teachers will press labor to fulfill its responsibilities to kids, by breaking with any politicians who don’t “put kids first” by creating...
View ArticleTalking about race and Haiti
blog_front: front page Though these two pieces about education, one about the terrible way the US is destroying any possibilities for a real system of public education in Haiti, the other reasons the...
View ArticlePushing back on Wall Street's educational agenda
blog_front: front page The gutsy young people who are encamping on Wall Street, the "Occupy Wall Street" movement, are probably doing more to save public education than anyone else.(Pace, Diane...
View ArticleCredit cards substitute for student ID's: Next up in the US?
blog_front: front page Thanks to arecent blog at the website of a UK teacher union activist, we know may be coming down the road in the corporatization of US public higher education.read more
View ArticleHow school reform gets hijacked by the Billionaire Boys Club: A cautionary...
blog_front: front page A powerful new video, "The truth behind Stand for Children," tells a cautionary tale for the Left. Even if you already understand how charter schools have become a vehicle for...
View ArticleBonus pay for teachers: An ideology, not a solution
blog_front: front page The New York Times front-page story extolling bonuses for "highly effective teachers" repeats claims about teacher quality and retention that are both highly inaccurate and...
View ArticleChicago and NYC school reform: Creating possibilities versus surrendering...
blog_front: front page As I write, the Brian Piccolo Specialty School in Humboldt Park, Chicago is occupied by parents, teachers, and students, with Occupy Chicago and others camped outside the schol...
View ArticleMeet the enemy
blog_front: front page One of the most amazing aspects of the current political landscape is the brazenness with which elites destroying public education, while claiming they are saving children,...
View ArticleChicago teachers lead the way, again
blog_front: front page blog_right: Right column? Teacher unionism was born more than a century ago, in Chicago. Teachers in Chicago are once again leading the way by authorizing a strike over the...
View ArticleEducation wars are heating up - and lives are at stake
blog_front: front page You wouldn't know it from the US media, but the education wars are heating up globally. Three of the hottest spots are Chicago, Chile, and Colombia. The Chicago Teachers Union...
View ArticleThe education wars, part 2: Giving support to Chicago and Colombia's teachers
blog_front: front page I've been asked by readers how they can show their support to teacher unionists in Chicago and Colombia, whose struggles I describe in my recent NP post. One way is to...
View ArticleThe bottom line for Chicago teachers?
blog_front: front page As the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) holds fast to its strike deadline of Sept. 10, negotiations continue. It's always risky to trust reports in the mass media, especially the...
View ArticleAn open letter to Chicago parents
blog_front: front page Dear Parents,Although we have never met, I’ve been involved indirectly in your children’s education, as a researcher on urban teacher education. I’ve been told that my books and...
View ArticlePleased by the election results?
blog_front: front page In following commentary on Obama's victory, I've been struck by the extent to which fear has driven people's votes.read more
View ArticleTreating schools like "pop up" stores and kids like bubble gum trading cards
blog_front: front page You have to really give these guys who are carrying out the destruction of public education credit, though I'm not sure what award we should give them. Is it for worst effects...
View ArticleRepression in Mexico - an urgent appeal
blog_front: front page Students are fighting for their dreams and are being met by violent repression. Chilean youth have mounted the largest demonstrations since Pinochet's murderous regime took...
View ArticleTeachers unions' response on teacher evaluation
blog_front: front page What's important for teacher unionists internationally to be considering? Mary Compton asks me some hard questions in this interview. One issue Mary and I didn't discuss is...
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