Choosing Democracy

I was talking with some friends who live in Congressman George Miller (D. California) district. Miller is important since he is the Chair o...

Why the AFL-CIO Endorses Barack Obama By John J. Sweeney If ever working families needed change we can believe in, it is now. America's ...

Day of the Teacher sees budget cut rallies across state From CTA. By Mike Myslinski

Like thousands of passionate educators across the state...

Recent articles celebrating the passage of Prop.13 deliberately avoid some of the basic issues. Since its passage, California’s schools hav...

There's an interesting full-page ad in today's Washington Post and New York Times, entitled "A Broader, Bolder Approach to Educ...

School has 'tough dilemma' Successful language program is a drag on campus' scores By Kim Minugh - kminugh@sacbee.com Last Updat...

Highly recommended. Bill Moyers on Democracy and the Media. I am unable to copy the embeded script. Follow the link. http://www.freepress.n...

The Los Angeles Times June 4, 2008 The Los Angeles Unified School District's attempt to stop teachers from protesting proposed state bud...

Don’t’ face school reform alone; organize An organizing approach to school change. Let us be clear. A progressive teacher working in a s...

Sen. Barack Obama's speech, "What's Possible for Our Children," was delivered at Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts...

Candidates Split Sharply On Bush's No Child Left Behind Law By ANNE MARIE CHAKER and AMY CHOZICK Wall Street Journal May 29, 2008; Page ...

‘Recount’ Gets It Right, Even if America Didn’t By Brad Friedman This review was originally posted on The Brad Blog. I don’t mind admitting ...

The school reforms initiated in the 1980s and currently in vogue in California suppress the ideological issue of equality of opportunity....

Please watch this video by Assemblymember Loyd Levine, and then take action.

The Budget; education; and selling us a bridge to nowhere. The California budget is a mess- at least a $15 Billion deficit. About half of ...

California schools are failing all our kids Focus on a state racial gap ignores some of the nation's worst overall test scores. By John ...

School districts start to face sanctions under landmark law By JULIET WILLIAMS The Associated Press Saturday, May 10, 2008; 1:06 PM THERMAL,...

Testimony; May 9, 2008. Focus Group on the History-Social Science Framework for California Schools. Dr. Duane Campbell, Professor of Educa...

TEACHER CARAVAN FROM SAN DIEGO, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO TO SACRAMENTO: STOP THE BUDGET CUTS! Teachers, Students, and Parents will be avai...