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Thousand Demonstrate Against California Education Cuts
From: substancenews.net: Jack Gerson and other reporters (as indicated) – September 25, 2009 Well over 5,000 students, staff and faculty packed the University of California Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza on September 24, 2009, to protest sweeping layoffs, deep cuts...
Labor Beat Chicago Video Exposes Duncan’s Record
From substancenews.net: George N. Schmidt – September 26, 2009 The Chicago labor news organization Labor Beat is still circulating the hit video about Arne Duncan and his work in Chicago at http://blip.tv/file/2428857 As it becomes more and more clear to more and...
“Best Urban School District in America” Blocks Access to Websites Critical of “Education Reform”
Reports on Gerald Bracey’s Education Disinformation and Detection Reporting Agency email discussion listserv indicate that teachers, students and administrators in the Aldine Independent School District, Houston, Texas are blocked from viewing at least two websites offering alternative views of “education reform” in the United States. Based on...
Defining ‘College Ready,’ Nationally
From Insidehighered.com: “That too many young people come out of high school ill-prepared for college or the work force is little disputed. The questions of why that’s so and how to fix the situation, however, have too often resulted in finger pointing, with many college faculty...
“Uncommon Schools” Charter School Executive Will Be NYS Education Deputy
From gothamschools.org: John King, currently the managing director of an Uncommon Schools network here in the city, will next month become the State Education Department’s deputy commissioner focusing on elementary and secondary schools, the state announced today. In that job, he’ll “lead the state’s...
Obama’s Back to School Speech
Here is the full transcript of the speech that President Obama gave to students across the nation on September 8, 2009. The President’s school address has caused controversy and has been the subject of debate. President Obama has released the text in advance of airing the speech so that parents were able to determine whether or not their children...
President Obama’s Speech to the NAACP Centennial Convention
Originally published 01:54 p.m., July 17, 2009, updated 01:55 p.m., July 17, 2009 TEXT: Obama’s speech to NAACP White House transcript The following is a transcript of President Obama’s speech to the NAACP Centennial Convention Thursday night in New York: THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. What an extraordinary night, capping off an extraordinary...
NLRB Declares Civitas Teachers Private Employees
From: Catalyst Chicago—Teachers and staff at three Civitas charter schools are confident as they focus on their next steps to get their union officially certified. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled yesterday that...
Duncan’s Bribe Reveals Where Demand for Charters Originates
Covering recent charter school news, Jim Horn challenges the claim that charters are what the public is demanding. “Support for charter schools among Americans is waning, rather than waxing. In 2007 support for charters peeked at 60 percent favorable. In...
Are Charter Schools Public Schools?
On Monday May 18, 2009 Chicago Public Radio blogger and education reporter, Linda Lutton, wrote an interesting post on possibly the first union charter school in Chicago. She writes: The state has certified the Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff as the bargaining unit for teachers at three...
"The Political Economy of Educational Restructuring: On the Origin of Performance Pay and Obama’s “Blueprint” for Education," in The Phenomenon of Obama and the Agenda for Education Can Hope Audaciously Trump Neoliberalism? (Information Age Publishing)
