West Virginia teachers, whose strike last spring started the teachers’ strike wave of the last year, are back on the picket line thanks to the Republican state legislature seeking its revenge ag
Denver teachers are about to go on strike and who can blame them, given the utterly ridiculous and completely unacceptable pay incentive and bonus system placed upon them: The issue at hand in Denver
The teaching of history is central to the culture wars. Like much about the culture wars, conservatives spend a lot more time and energy on this than liberals, which means they often win. So as histor
It’s clear now that the real labor story of the 2010s is the rise of teachers’ unions taking direct action to fight for themselves, the children they teach, and the broader community. Begi
I find it bitterly hilarious that every single precept of the education “reform” movement is collapsing in the face of studies showing its ineffectiveness. Thus, the Gates Foundation’
Housing and school segregation are of course deeply related. But if you think fighting de facto segregation in education is tough–just look at LGM comment threads anytime the white privilege of
Andre Perry with a great essay on how every single education reform ignores the critical issue–segregation. “In education, America does everything but equity.” With these words, Failing Brow
Despite how we look to Brown v. Board as a critical moment in American history–which of course it is–it’s important to remember that for most American students, integrated schools ne