schools
Shocking new cuts will gut Chicago schools
June 21, 2013After closing 50 schools, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools are cutting elementary and high school budgets tens of millions of dollars.
Read moreMichigan rally slams Republicans’ “Education Inc.” agenda
June 21, 2013LANSING, Mich. - Pam Kirchens believes that a free quality public education is the cornerstone of a democratic society and that every child in Michigan deserves access to equal and excellent public education.
Read moreIn response to school closures, a new movement is born
May 23, 2013A new national movement for education justice has been born all across the country, to defend public education from those who would destroy it.
Read moreThose pushing school reform have never been in a classroom
May 10, 2013Respect teachers? The Republican-dominated Michigan legislature has done the exact opposite.
Read moreStudents strike vs. standardized tests, school closings (with video)
April 24, 2013High school students went on strike today, refusing to participate in the second day of standardized testing.
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