Villaraigosa: The Myth of The Progressive Mayor
“The alliance, formed between the mayor, the school board, and Los Angeles’ corporate elite to design the idea of ‘public school choice,’ is another example of how neoliberal economic policies have influenced educational policies.” — Professor Theresa Montaño Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa speaking at a school privatization event. Photo by Robert D. Skeels I finally finished […]
solidaridad: The 99 Cents Store School… brought to you by the lucrative charter school industry
First published on solidaridad on July 7, 2013 Lalo Alcaraz’s La Cucaracha strip often features pro-public education items, which are also typically sensitive to ongoing attacks on the teaching profession and the difficulties of teaching. This particular strip is a favorite of mine, highlighting both the institutional racism and profit motive behind the neoliberal school […]
A quick word: Support Rethinking Schools NOW!
Over the last several years, I’ve found publications from Rethinking Schools to be absolutely essential to my worldview when it comes to education. Unfortunately, I was too dull as a novice teacher to discover them on my own. But ensuing gains in wisdom made myself and RT very close friends. I’m a subscriber. I’ve used […]
Clarifying Common Core Compromise (part 2) | the becoming radical
Clarifying Common Core Compromise (part 2) | the becoming radical.
All Week 7-6-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: TODAYNC Tea Party Taliban Requires Health Teachers to Lie to 7th Graders on Later Effects of AbortionThat’s right. The bill passed both legislative bodies and is now on the Governor’s desk, who is expected to sign it–even though he promised during his campaign that he would sign no new abortion legislation. SB 132, AN ACT TO INCLUDE INSTRUCTION IN THE SCHOOL
7-6-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: NC Tea Party Taliban Requires Health Teachers to Lie to 7th Graders on Later Effects of AbortionThat’s right. The bill passed both legislative bodies and is now on the Governor’s desk, who is expected to sign it–even though he promised during his campaign that he would sign no new abortion legislation. SB 132, AN ACT TO INCLUDE INSTRUCTION IN THE SCHOOL HEALTH EDU