Choosing Democracy

  Cesar Chavez Day is a state holiday in California – one of eight states to recognize the  date, and one of the few holidays  in the ...

Well. The Sacramento Bee certainly found a conservative voice for the attack on the proposed tax measures   to be faced by voter...

Why Are Teachers So Upset? - Bridging Differences - Education Week Diane Ravitch

Mitt Romney has pledged to push back against teachers unions as president. The former Massachusetts governor said on "Fox N...

California Progress Report

Paul Karrer, Ten years of No Child Left Behind have left an educational wasteland, a privatized public school system, a further...

The Real Irish American Story Not Taught in Schools | Common Dreams

            California public schools are in crisis- and they are getting worse. This is a direct result of massive budget cuts imposed ...

No Funds Left Behind Schools budget slashed and private foundations increasingly control decision making.

by Bill Bigelow    So go ahead: Have a Guinness, wear a bit of green, and put on the Chieftains. But let's honor the Irish with ...

Why Are Many of Our Children’s Teachers Still Students Themselves? | California Progress Report

Civil Rights Data Collection Minority students across the country face harsher discipline, have less access to rigorous coursewor...

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has produced a remarkable document describing a vision for schooling that is truly equitable and...

School Reform Again: From Pillar Back to Post | California Progress Report Could it be because two decades of reform-driven emphasis on ro...

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Teachers Survey: Job Satisfaction, Security Take A Dive

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Brave New World by SIMONE HARRIS http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/02/28/no-public-education-no-democracy/ I teach English at Mont...