Choosing Democracy

The column, “Life is better today than it was 10 years ago,” in the Sacramento Bee Forum is half right. It should say, life is better tod...

President Creates Cabinet-Level Position To Coordinate Scandals

Leaving NCLB Behind SCHOOLS AND SOCIAL POLICY In one respect, NCLB betrays core Democratic principles, denying the importance of all social ...

High marks for Marysville school Community's nurturing spirit overcomes off-campus woes By Anne Gonzales - Bee Correspondent Published 1...

I am working on some ideas related to the immigration “crisis” and the election of 2008. Immigrants’ Rights groups are getting together i...

It seems to me that much of the discussion by pundits assumes 
that political decisions are made in the nice, theoretical world a...

Oprah Stumps for Obama at S.C. Stadium Rally http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/20071210_oprah_stumps_for_obama_at_sc_stadium_rally/ ...

Villaraigosa pushes school partnership as vote nears Parents and teachers at three L.A. high schools and their feeder middle schools will de...

"For the very first time in my life, I feel compelled to stand up and to speak out for the man who I believe has a new vision for Ameri...

Immigration is a divisive issue. It will be a critical issue in the next election. Most assume that ," a nation has a right to secure...

letter from selected civil rights groups on multiple measures A Letter from Selected Civil Rights Groups on Multiple Measures The Honorable ...

http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-me-teachers3dec03,1,4883369,full.story?coll=la-news-learning&ctrack=2&cset=true From the Lo...

The Sac BEE's Capitol Alert has an interesting story about a meeting between Schwarzenegger and the School Boards and Education lobbies ...

My school, Noralto Elementary School in Sacramento, is being torn apart, thanks to No Child Left Behind. Of the 664 students at my school...

Weeklong NCLB Debate Check out the weeklong NCLB debate between Richard Rothstein and Russlynn Ali at the LA Times:

Schools teach ideas. Systems of ideas are called ideologies. Teachers in their teaching decisions model either an ideology of racism or plu...

By Susan Sandler Do you feel that enough attention is paid to racial justice in schools? Is education policy in touch with communities of c...

Posted on Wed, Nov. 21, 2007 Obama unveils plan for schools By GINA SMITH gnsmith@thestate.com Illinois Sen. Barack Obama praised South Caro...

The California Department of Education and Superintendent Jack O’Connell organized a Achievement Gap Summit in Sacramento on November 13 and...