Before the Q and A discussion, I provided a brief description of how the corporate reform agenda is being experience here in Minneapolis. Here are my comments.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Corporate Education "Reforms" in Minneapolis
The last PEJAM Forum on October 27th started with Glen Ford of the Black Agenda Report giving an analysis of the corporate attack on our public schools, and was followed by Michael Brunson, the Recording Secretary of the Chicago Teachers Union. Michael described the organizing efforts and strike of the Chicago teachers and their push-back against the corporate (neo-liberal) "reforms."
Before the Q and A discussion, I provided a brief description of how the corporate reform agenda is being experience here in Minneapolis. Here are my comments.
Before the Q and A discussion, I provided a brief description of how the corporate reform agenda is being experience here in Minneapolis. Here are my comments.
Lessons from Chicago: How Rank and File Teachers Defend Public Schools
Michael Brunson, the Recording Secretary of the Chicago Teachers Union, was also a speaker at the last PEJAM Forum that included Glen Ford. In this part of the Forum, Michael spells out what the current struggle for public education is about and what is at stake. He also explains how teachers in Chicago organized and pushed back. This is a model for teachers across the country.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
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