Tag: Public education
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Kids Over Corporations
Amid worsening conditions in North Carolina’s public schools, teacher and organizer Carla Harris discusses the May Day “Kids Over Corporations” action, the broader crisis facing educators and school workers, and efforts to build collective power across the state in this interview with Anderson Bean.
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The Tribune gets it wrong on the CTU
brian bean challenges a hit piece against the Chicago Teachers Union in the Chicago Tribune and argues for an expansive view of education for social justice. He urges participation in the day of action in Chicago (and around the world) on May 1.
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Public education under attack
NYC public school teacher Danielle Bullock discusses the “shock and awe” school reform of the Trump era with teachers from Oklahoma, Kansas, Florida, and Iowa.
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Mamdani’s mayoral control mishap
NYC educators Peter Allen-Lamphere and Chris O’Brien analyze and critique Mamdani’s support for mayoral control of the city’s schools.
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Schools as sites of struggle
Education scholar and activist Lois Weiner discusses the strength of education workers and the specific attacks facing the education sector.
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Defending trans students in NYC schools
Educator Danielle Bullock reports on the struggle to defend transgender students, arguing that solidarity among teachers, transgender students, activists, and community members will be crucial for NYC to remain a progressive oasis in Trump’s America.
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Ocean Hill-Brownsville and the Freedom Schools of 1968
The following piece is an account of the 1968 Ocean Hill-Brownsville Strike by former teacher and rank-and-file activist in the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Marc Pessin.
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Reflections on the Oakland teachers’ strike
Bill Balderston assesses the challenges and victories of the Oakland educators strike.
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Resisting the backlash
Speakers on the Tempest Panel “Resisting the Backlash, Defending Black Studies” look to educator organizing and labor movements in higher education as inspiring sites of struggle to defend Black studies against the right-wing backlash.
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CTU election
Joe Allen examines the context of the 2022 CTU elections, the impact of its leadership on Chicago politics, teacher unionism, and the trade union movement nationally, and argues for the importance of a vote for CORE.