Confronting School Reforms That Work Against Democracy
Meier: Does a climate of fear help create excuses for more and more emergencies that can't be turned over to "the people"?
The 2014 Elections, Public Education, and Teachers' Unions
Casey: Attacks will be made on teacher and public employee pensions. Due process rights for teachers will be assailed.
Schools Should Teach Students to Lead, Not Follow
Meier: Schooling for democracy must essentially be schooling for teaching the arts and crafts of ruling: to students, their teachers, and their families and neighbors.
The 'Public' Character of Public Schools
Casey: The imposition of a business model and "market discipline" on public education, with the use of high-stakes standardized exams as a "bottom line," has done serious damage.
Wanted: A Campaign to Preserve 'Public' Schools
Meier: Did you know that teachers in the United States are at the very top when it comes to the number of hours they spend directly working with children? By top, of course, I mean bottom. They teach far, far more hours a week and weeks a year than teachers elsewhere.
The opinions expressed in Bridging Differences are strictly those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinions or endorsement of Editorial Projects in Education, or any of its publications.
Recent Comments