Choosing Democracy

Understanding the complexity of the Charter School movement, and the so called "school reform" movement is an important step in d...

When will California drop Common Core?  Of the 24 people selected to write the Common Core standards, none of them were working K-12 cla...

AB 420: Getting students back to school – for good Starting January 1, California became the first state in the nation to eliminate in...

The American Labor Movement at a Crossroads. Co sponsored by the Albert Shanker Institute, the AFT, the Hillman Foundation and others....

The Selling of Public Services. By Seth Sandronsky Do failed policy proposals from public education officials enjoy an afterlife when ...

If we don’t transform teacher unions now, our schools, our profession, and our democracy—what’s left of it—will likely be destroyed. I kn...

http://www.c-span.org/video/?323824-4/washington-journal-lily-eskelsen-garcia-education-policy Lily Ekelsen Garcia is at the President of...

An important film.  More. Ten Things You Should Know About Selma Before You See the Film http://zinnedproject.org/2015/01/selma-ten-t...

AFT’s Weingarten on Secretary Duncan’s ESEA Reauthorization Remarks I n discussing priorities for a revision of No Child Left Behi...

  State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Comments On Governor's Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2015-16 SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent ...

Building power beyond elections: The unique role of educators and their unions By Joshua Pechthalt, President, California ...

2015   We Don’t   have to engage in grand heroic actions to participate in the process of defending   Our Democracy from the ong...