The best way to fight corporate education reform: New Triple Strength Prozac for Teachers
With education boiled down to illiteracy, teachers are finding that what was once a profession is now serfdom. The pharaceutical corporations that brought you ‘boner pills’, anti-depressants and other research marvels, now have a new market to target for their ‘suicide drugs’: the disenfranchised teacher. Take a look at the sardonic Youtube video that makes this [...]
Did WaPo Censor Jay Mathews Blog Post Alleging ‘Outrageous Practices’ at Kaplan U? EduGate
On Nov 27, 2011 Washington Post education reporter Jay Mathews published the blog post “ 5 reasons for-profit colleges will survive”. In the post Mathews cited statistics from a Kaplan University press release, misleadingly presenting them as fact and without attributing the source. It was apparent Mathews neither wanted to write the article nor agreed [...]
California State University Faculty Challenge Plans to Re-open Study Aborad Program in Israel
An Open Letter to CSU Chancellor Charles Reed Regarding the CSU-Israel Study Abroad Program The CSU system has recently taken steps to reinstate the Israel Study Abroad Program. It was suspended in 2002 because of costs and because of the U.S. State Department travel warning on travel to Israel. We strongly urge you not to [...]
