BC Unions Rally Behind Teacher Strike
British Columbia Teacher's Union (BCTU) Stands FirmB.C. unions rally behind teachers' strikeANDREA WOOVANCOUVER — The Globe and MailPublished Wednesday, Sep. 10 2014, 10:28 PM EDTLast updated Wednesday, Sep. 10 2014, 10:28 PM EDTCash-strapped teachers who have so far lost four weeks’ pay to the strike will be able to apply for a loan from their union after workers from across the province agreed t
Huffman and Barbic Targets of Lawsuit in Tennessee
Kevin Huffman took just one month after his appointment as Commissioner of Education in April 2011 to choose former CEO of YES Prep Charter Schools as Superintendent of Tennessee's new Achievement School District, the State office that would coordinate the charterizing of Memphis and Nashville schools. At that time, the betting started on how many months it would take for Yes Prep, where Barbic ha
Outraged at the core
Sent to the Washington Post, September 9, 2014The Post says that progressives are "uncomfortable with the role of the Gates foundation and new tests associated with the (Common Core) standards" ("Common Core 2.0: Common Core by another name," Sept. 10).Uncomfortable? More accurate would be "outraged." Outraged not only at Gates' role in the Common Core, but also becau
9-8-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: NAEP, Common Core, and the Continued Production of FailureFor those who never knew Gerald Bracey's work, all I can say is you have a lot of catching up to do. It was his writing in the Kappan in the 1990s that caught my attention, and then came his books. He was a master at using his steel trap logic and his delightfully sharp pen to pop all the gas bags floating over the educati