Bargaining for Better Schools
One union works for meaningful small school reform.
School Funding
Film: Inspiration From Mexico’s Rank and File
Film: Granito de Arena (Grain of Sand) by director: Jill Friedberg, Corrugated Films, 2005, DVD. 60 min.
Katrina’s Lessons
It wasn’t just the hurricane that devastated the Gulf; it was also a slower, more preventable surge of racism and poverty.
Youth Take the Lead on High School Reform Issues
Sistas and Brothas United.
My Small School Journey
An Oakland teacher experiences the negative effects of small school reform in the midst of a budget crisis.
The Gates Foundation and Small Schools
The Gates’ $735 million have made them key players in small school reform.
An Open Letter to Bill and Melinda Gates
Thanks for helping start Success Tech Academy in Cleveland, Charney says, but tell state leaders they’re going to have to fund these ideas too or your money won’t be well-spent.
Not in Our Name
Reclaiming the democratic vision of small school reform.
Editorial: The Small School Express
If we ignore race and money inequities, small school reform won’t help anything meaningful take root.
No Child Left Untested: Closing the Door on Our Kids
I was rummaging through a desk drawer the other day and came across an old Polaroid picture from two former students. The handwritten caption on it read, “Unsuspected picture to […]
California’s Grassroots Grow
Sacramento On Aug. 13, 2004, the California Supreme Court settled a historic case— Williams v. the State of California. The Williams decision validated the concerns of many Californians that the state had fallen […]
Losing Ground
Budget cuts threaten one of the nation’s best multicultural institutions.
Time to Renew Movements for Justice
Encourage movements for social justice at the national level.
Houston’s ‘Zero Dropout
Texas schools report dropout rates, Enron style.
Don’t Mourn, Organize!
Making lemonade from NCLB lemons.
Field Trip
A teacher observes social inequities during a class trip.
Unacceptable
Labelling schools low-performing” has consequences for all.”
Head Start or Head Backwards?
Republicans deliberately undermining Head Start.
Racial Justice Is Not a Choice
High-stakes tests have not only failed to achieve racial equality in schooling, they’ve also made it worse for students of color.
The 2020 Presidential Election: Educators Speak Out
We asked a group of radical educators to weigh in on what they hoped would be part of any 2020 presidential candidate’s education platform.
“Who Made History? We Made History!”
Fred Glass reviews Eric Blanc’s Red State Revolt: The Teachers’ Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics
You Need Rank and File to Win: How Arizona Teachers Built a Movement
An elementary teacher who helped organize Arizona educators to strike explains how their movement formed and operated, and how it can inspire other teachers’ movements.
LeBron’s School Should Be Every School Public, Fully Funded, and with Arms Around the Community
There are few public schools receiving as much attention these days as LeBron James’ I Promise School in Akron, Ohio — and it’s because it’s just that: a public school.
A Colonizing Agenda
Janice Jackson interviews Rethinking Schools editor Wayne Au about the failure of Bill Gates’ educational initiatives.
Fighting Manufactured Chaos in Puerto Rico’s Public Schools
Union activists have been tirelessly organizing with communities, recognizing that these are the same stories of communities across the United States. The fight will go on, even as disaster capitalism on steroids wants to destroy the public education system.