Surely there are more than 17 concrete steps we can take to #OccupyBigEd?#OccupyBigEdwww.k12newsnetwork.com“Big Ed” is out to factory-farm your child’s mind, making it narrower and dumber while they become richer by privatizing public education. …
When Republican Congressmen vote against higher nutrition standards for children’s school lunches, carrying out the wishes of “Big Ag” by making the tomato sauce on school lunch pizza the equivalent of a vegetable, we instantly know what that means. Public interests have been sold out again, and we the public have to rally our forces [...]
Rationing classes, all because of the greed of “no taxes ever” people who refuse to ensure revenue funds higher ed.State community colleges set to ration classeswww.sfgate.comDuring World War II, there was food rationing. In 2012, California’s communit…
Teach to the test narrows what kids learn, & what gifted, dedicated, creative, caring teachers have to teach. Must read. cc MomsLA, MOMocrats, Hippie liberal mommaA Day In the Life: Turns Out It’s the Anti Zen Againsarahpuglisi.blogspot.comThis is my f…
Ohio education news for 2012: funding K-12, a 2d voucher expansion attempt, & maybe more teachers running for office.Six Ohio Education Stories to Watch in 2012stateimpact.npr.orgHere’s our take on the six education stories to watch in 2012: 1. …
Chicago Public Schools: subject to “Mayor 1%” Rahm Emanuel’s harsh, privatizing “turnaround” tactics.Chicago Teachers Battle Mayor 1%www.commondreams.orgRahm Emanuel, whom Occupy Chicago has dubbed Mayor 1%, fired another shot at the city’s public sc…
Taxpayer money to support private religious schools — how? By using tricky words like “school choice” to fool the public.The Moneychangers: How Florida’s “Education Reform” Movement Uses Religion to Manipulate the Public In the wake of a recent circui…
MITx offers free access to courses also offered at the university; doesn’t lead to an MIT degree, but instead a certificate of completion. It may also suck the air out of online for-profit colleges who have no bricks/mortar presence, nor do they have a…
Some great news about Latino enrollment at CA state colleges — it’s up at CSU’s! Let’s make sure the UC’s are also in reach, & retention & graduation rates stay strong. Calif. Schools Lead the Way Preparing Next Generation of Workers: Latinos – New Am…
AZ judge rules Mexican American Studies in violation of AZ law — a clear attack on Mexican Americans. Why were African American, Native, and Asian American studies in Tucson not similarly targeted?Tucson’s ethnic-studies program violates Arizona law, …