Opposition Researchers Target New Mexico Facebook Education Activist
By Anthony Cody. A New Mexico mother of four has been targeted by conservative political leaders unhappy with her education activism on Facebook and in her community. Kathy Korte serves on the Albuquerque school board, and is active in a grassroots organization called Stand4KidsNM, which has an active Facebook page here, and a website here. The group has been active for the past year, and in Octob
York, Pennsylvania, Community Rallies Against School Privatization
By Becky Pringle, Vice President, National Education Association. It has been three years since Governor Tom Corbett cut millions of dollars from York City public schools, creating a funding crisis that is still being felt in the city’s schools today. David Meckley, Corbett’s hand-picked ‘chief recovery officer’ for the district, now wants to solve the schools’ financial challenges by handing ove
Are the New Reform Cops the Same as the Old Cops?
By John Thompson. The old test-driven, accountability-driven school reform movement is overextended, cut off, and heading for a catastrophic defeat – and they know it. That is why some of its most zealous crusaders are doubling down on anti-teacher legal campaigns. This is the accountability hawks’ last chance to prove that they were right all along in taking the Big Stick approach to school impro
9-22-14 All NEW Living in Dialogue - Chicago Teacher: Privatized Janitorial Services Mean Dirty Bathrooms and Classrooms
Home - Living in Dialogue: Chicago Teacher: Privatized Janitorial Services Mean Dirty Bathrooms and ClassroomsBy Michelle Gunderson. My friend who is a janitor in the Chicago Public Schools told me that he warned his daughters to only use the bathrooms at school if they have to. He said, “I know how impossible it is to get our schools clean right now. It just can’t be done with the cutbacks.” Can