Choosing Democracy

Michelle Rhee The Sacramento Bee on Sat. Dec.6 has an important education story on B1 concerning the role of Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of ...

Advocates of Bilingual Education Eager to Embrace Obama as Ally By Mary Ann Zehr Education Week, Nov, 19, 2008 Supporters of bilingual educa...

In prior posts I explained this difference and the anti Klein petition. Here is a response to the advocacy of Teach for America Teach for A...

The Opinion of Teach for America. Note, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has been a close associate of Teach for America. Teach For America ...

I am having a problem with the current media discussion of the proposed loan (bailout) of the auto industry. I have watched a number of pro...

Past and Future by WILLIAM GREIDER November 24, 2008 A year ago, when Barack Obama said it was time to turn the page, his campaign declarati...

Randi Weingarten’s Address On Education And The Economy http://edwize.org/video-weingartens-address-on-education-and-the-economy Randi Weing...

A million dollars here, a million dollars there, pretty soon it adds up to real money. We know that California faces a serious budget crisi...

Dear President-Elect Obama, As one of the millions of Americans thrilled by your historic victory, I am heartened by your pledge to pay long...

Over 2,900 teachers and educators have now signed the petition urging Barack Obama to not appoint Joel Klein, Chancellor of New York City Sc...

The Petition to oppose the appointment of Joel Klein. We, the undersigned, devoted thousands of hours of volunteer time to the election of ...

A trial balloon has been advanced for Joe Klein, Chancellor of NYC schools to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education in an Obama Administratio...

Obama won so overwhelmingly in large part because of Howard Dean's 50 state strategy as chairman of the national Democratic party. Afte...

Main Lesson: Everything Really Counted By Tom Hayden Friends, the lesson I draw from tonight's election returns is that everything reall...

From the American Federation of Teachers “So much about this campaign has been historic and electrifying,” Weingarten said. “The incredible ...

Amid all the elation about Obama's victory, let's not forget that the struggle over NCLB is far from over. During the campaign, he m...

Like all who worked so long and hard for this victory, I am elated at the Obama win. See below: And, Oregon voters defeated Prop.58 which wo...

Working Californians Pound the Pavement for Change By Art Pulaski Executive Secretary-Treasurer California Labor Federation This campaign se...