Labor unions back striking teachers, while Democrats remain silent.
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Chicago Teachers Strike Enters Fourth Day
by n0madic, posted on Thursday, September 13th, 2012 at 9:06 amChris Hedges: Dems Owe Chicago Teachers Support in “Most Important Labor Action in Decades”
by n0madic, posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 at 9:59 amfrom Democracy Now!
As the Chicago public school teachers’ strike enters its second day, we’re joined by the journalist and author Chris Hedges. “The teacher strike in Chicago is arguably one of the most important labor actions in probably decades,” Hedges says. “If it does not prevail, you can be certain that the template for the attack on the union will be carried out across the country against other teachers unions and against the last redoubt of union activity, which is in the public sector of course, fireman and police.” Hedges continues, “It is always the ruling class that determines the parameters of rebellion and resistance. And the Chicago strike illustrates the bankruptcy of both traditional labor and the Democratic Party. And that is why the Occupy movement was so important.” Hedges is the author of the new book with illustrator Joe Sacco, “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt.”
Tens of Thousands Rally to Support Striking Chicago Teachers
by n0madic, posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 at 9:36 amThousands Rally in Chicago Teacher’s Strike Against Corporate-Backed Education Reform
by n0madic, posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 at 9:30 amfrom Democracy Now!
School is out in Chicago for a second day as public school teachers continue their first strike in 25 years. Almost 30,000 teachers and their support staff have walked out over reforms sought by the city’s powerful Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, who is President Obama’s former chief of staff. On Monday, tens of thousands teachers, parents and students marched in the streets of President Obama’s adopted hometown. We go to Chicago to speak with Democracy Now! correspondent Jaisal Noor.
Investors Seek To Profit From Privatizing Public Schools
by n0madic, posted on Friday, August 31st, 2012 at 9:45 amDana Goldstein: Why Is the Obama Administration Pushing Testing on Schools?
by n0madic, posted on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 at 1:00 pmfrom The Nation
The Obama administration is now tying states’ access to federal education funds to the ways they hold teachers accountable for students’ success. That all sounds good in theory, but The Nation’s Dana Goldstein explains how this is causing most states to push test-heavy approaches to evaluating student achievement, and how such models can hurt student’s engagement more than they can help.
See also: Live Chat on Testing and Education Reform
Date: Thursday May 17, 2012
Time: 5:00PM EDT
