Choosing Democracy

From Truthdig.org By Bill Boyarsky One of the worst casualties of the Iraq war and the Wall Street failures is the U.S. public school system...

A Call for Common Sense Every man, woman, and child in America is now being told to ante up $2,000 - an estimated $700 billion in all - to b...

Coalition backs plan to improve public schools A coalition of leading educators and community organizations has produced a "Community A...

A Fox to Protect the Henhouse? Posted on Sep 23, 2008 By Robert Scheer Does it really matter which party is in charge when it comes to baili...

NYT Econ Journalist David Cay Johnston: It Doesn't Add Up by: Paul Rosenberg Tue Sep 23, 2008 at 18:15 NYT Pulitzer Prize-winning journa...

Obama understands that teachers and schools cannot close the achievement gap by themselves, and there needs to be a broader effort by govern...

Paulson Bailout Plan A Historic Swindle By William Greider The Nation September 19, 2008 http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081006/greider Finan...

Dishonesty in the finance sector dragged us here, and Washington looks ill-equipped to guide us out By Joseph Stiglitz The Guardian (UK) Sep...

This State Budget is a Massive Corporate Boondoggle That Kicks California's Fiscal Future into a Ditch On The Side Of the Road By Bill L...

Crony Capitalism The U.S. purchase of AIG is crony capitalism at its worst. We, the tax payers are left holding the bag for bad investments...

The governor and legislative leaders often bash teachers and demand more accountability. Well lets see. The Legislature has a 28% approva...

You'd be surprised by how many people you know who aren't registered to vote. Registration deadlines are coming up soon, and we need...

Only 48% of California high schools meet federal standards, even with easier measure New results show about 300 of the schools met the goals...

A major component of the John McCain campaign this week is to argue that he is a maverick, he has disagreed with his own party- and Barack O...

A Senator Expresses Disappointment in Inability to Pass a California Budget With Balanced Solutions By Tom Torlakson California State Senate...

Budget stalemate: Day 70 The California legislature since 1994 has imposed accountability on the public schools. They have spent millions on...

A New Series of Papers on Teacher Compensation from the University of Wisconsin CPRE Group There is strong consensus around the country that...

By Diane Ravitch. New York City. This Strange New Era of "Reform" Posted: 02 Sep 2008 11:00 AM CDT Bridging Differences returns t...