These groups are the creation of deep-pocketed conservative networks, not “grassroots” advocates.
What a Podcast killed by Houston Public Media Reveals About the State Takeover of the City’s Schools
While “The Takeover” features balanced reporting, it largely frames the takeover of Houston schools as the latest iteration of the failed education reform movement.
Chicago Teachers Want to Transform Their City into a ‘System of Care’—Will Dems Go Along?
Headbutting and friction continue in the battle of big ideas vs. entrenched leadership.
Can Vice-Presidential Pick Tim Walz Make Democrats the Education Party Again?
Harris’s decision to choose a teacher as her running mate creates an opportunity to remake the Democratic Party’s image for public schools.
LA Schools’ Lowest-Paid Workers Walk Out, With Teachers by Their Side
Tens of thousands of Los Angeles teachers went on strike March 21-23, 2023, for the first time in four years, shutting down the nation’s second-largest school district for three rain-soaked days.
Is the Right Wing ‘Whitewashing’ the History Curriculum Taught in Public Schools?
A fight over new history curriculum standards in Virginia is part of a nationwide campaign to undermine public schools and prevent educators from teaching the truth about America’s inequality.
My visit to this inner-city elementary school increased my admiration for teachers.
The few hours I spent at Highland Heights Elementary School was all inspiring to me. I think I got more out of the kids than they did of me. Thank you teachers.
Are the teachers’ ‘strikes’ the beginning of a real worker revolt
America is in need of a real worker revolt. The Fight for $15 has been ongoing, but to many, it did not feel like a general workers movement but more a fight by those at the economic fringe who need quick relief. The teachers’ strikes are different for it tells a different story, an abysmal […]
West Virginia Teacher strike, an act that must be replicated throughout US
The West Virginia teachers are employing an excellent tactic that is sure to garner widespread support in that they are showing the humanity that comes with their profession.
MSNBC’s Big Names Completely Ignore West Virginia Teachers Strike
The decision not to give significant coverage to a teacher’s strike in West Virginia is the exact reason why we need independent media not influenced by the corpocracy.