Choosing Democracy

Jose Montoya, Sacramento poet, activist and  artist. RIP. –  Ally, Friend, Teacher.  Jose Montoya, artist and act...

Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again? | The Nation

Definitely go out and buy  Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to Americas Public Schools   by Diane R...

SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Tim Wise- Anti Racism scholar to speak at Sac Stat... : Tim Wise Lecture- Sep. 19- CSUS-University Union: S...

An Evening with Diane Ravitch, educational blogger and author Memorial Auditorium 1515 J Street, Sacamento, CA  95814 Friday, Sept....

by Jeff Bryant,  Earlier this year, spontaneous rebellions against top-down mandates and budget cuts inflicted on public...

Mismatches in Race to the Top Limit Educational Improvement: Lack of Time, Resources, and Tools to Address Opportunity Gaps Puts Lofty Stat...

Diane Ravitch: School privatization is a hoax, “reformers” aim to destroy public schools Excerpt They assert that the best way to save ...

AB 484 Now Goes to Governor's Desk for Signature SACRAMENTO—Legislation that would move California assessments into an era of criti...

Every Sacramento school should be a ‘priority’ school Special to The Bee    PUBLISHED THURSDAY, SEP. 12, 2013 As a teacher in Sac...

    California  is  at an important tipping point.  I and my graduate students  participated in the 2009  efforts to revise ...

Excerpts from;  The Activist Handbook. Second edition.  2013. Reprinted with permission. Randy Shaw Michelle Rhee, ch...

Mathew Blake In pushing through the closures of 50 neighborhood Chicago schools this summer over the vociferous objections of the teach...

In Charter School Fantasy World, Teacher Experience Irrelevant | California Progress Report

by Lois Weiner Teacher unions offer our best shot at revitalizing the labor movement. Who would have thought that teachers,...

By Harold Myerson Celebrate Labor Day.  Since the emergence of capitalism, workers seeking higher pay and safer workplace...

Several community groups question SB 744 Enrique Moreno The California Latino Legislative Caucus held informational hearin...

OOPS: Senator Who Advocates Arming Teachers Accidentally Shoots Teacher with Rubber Bullet.  by Igor Volsky. A state senator who is adv...

Bill Barclay In 1962 I graduated from Raleigh, NC’s, high school for white kids. (African-Americans attended a different high school, alt...