Choosing Democracy

A discussion of major issues facing our democracy with an emphasis on public schooling.

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Who Wants to Teach in Florida?

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Who Wants to Teach in Florida? : Gov. Ron DeSantis’s culture warmongering has helped produce the highest teacher vacancy rates in the countr...
Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Banning Books is Fascism

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  Banning ideas and authors is not a ‘culture war’ – it’s fascism Jason Stanley ,  Feb 14, 2023 The media’s framing of measures like Florida...
Saturday, February 18, 2023

Japanese American History in World War !!

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Teacher Pay: A national Issue

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  Earlier this week I held a town hall meeting to discuss the teacher pay crisis in America, what's going on with education today, and w...
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

AMLO Argues for Ending "U S" Embargo of Cuba

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antiracismdsa: AMLO Argues for Ending "U S" Embargo of Cuba :   Mexican President Vows Global Push to End 'Inhumane' US E...
Saturday, February 11, 2023

Parents Fear Culture Wars Have Hijacked K-12 Learning

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Parents Fear Culture Wars Have Hijacked K-12 Learning : While candidates battle over book lists, kids fall behind in the classroom and worry...

Will the Education Culture War Backfire on Republicans?

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Will the Education Culture War Backfire on Republicans? : Conservative screaming about wokeness is a substitute for the old priorities of sc...
Wednesday, February 08, 2023

You have got to be carefully taught !

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  You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught Stephen Rohde  January 25, 2023 Truthdig How U.S. history textbooks and prominent American universities ...
Tuesday, February 07, 2023

MLK. There Is Nothing New About Poverty

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  “There is nothing new about poverty. What is new, however, is that we now have the resources to get rid of it…Why should there be hunger a...
Monday, February 06, 2023

Remembering the LATTIMER Massacre

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  Here on September 10, 1897, nearly 400 immigrant coal miners on strike were met and fired upon by sheriff's deputies. Unarmed, they we...

antiracismdsa: Biden, the Border, and Catholic Teaching on Immigr...

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antiracismdsa: Biden, the Border, and Catholic Teaching on Immigr... :   Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, CLINIC board member and chairman of t...
Thursday, February 02, 2023

New poll: Voters prioritize school basics over culture wars

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  Share on Facebook  Share on Twitter Share with Email The AFT released a poll on Jan. 13 and the message is clear. Voters are rejecting the...
Wednesday, February 01, 2023

Defending Public Education _ How To

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  Defending Public Education. Engaging in struggle on the terrain of civil society: defending unions, public education, free and independent...
Friday, January 27, 2023

Teaching about Critical Race Theory

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  Why CRT Belongs in the Classroom, and How To Do It Right Stacie Brensilver Berman, Robert Cohen, and Ryan Mills  January 22, 2023 History ...
Monday, January 16, 2023

MLK: Saving the Soul of America

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  MLK: Saving the Soul of America JANUARY 16, 2023  BY  MAURICE ISSERMAN       On Martin Luther King Day, leftists remember that his heart w...
Saturday, January 14, 2023

Martin. Luther King Jr. Remembrance

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    Martin Luther King : Remembrance  By  Jamelle Bouie NYT Opinion Columnist The way most Americans talk about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther K...
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