United Opt Out, March 28-30 in Denver
Join United Opt Out, March 28th – 30th, 2014 in Denver, CO.“Why Denver?” Good question. We are coming to Denver because we have many friends that need our help. We are devoting the entire event to action on three themes: union organizing, corporate education reform basics, and next steps. When we leave, Denver will have a plan of action stating exactly what parents will do, what students will do,
Will Bill Gates Take the Podium at AERA?
It’s a tough time in higher education, with a growing army of exploited, part-time academic sharecroppers now driving from school to school to fill teaching slots that were once reserved for tenure track professors. See chart below from AAUP:As full-time faculty numbers dwindle, so does the core university value of shared governance, which has been a defining aspect of universities for hundre
2-16-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Florida "Justice" ReduxA couple of questions to consider in the Jordan Davis murder by Michael Dunn:How does a jury convict of attempted murder charges (which it did) and fail to convict on murder charges (which it did not), when there is a dead body of the atttemptee in the room bleeding on the floor?If a black man in Florida, or anywhere else, shot with deadly force int