Friday, October 23, 2009

Advocating Public Education Roundup 09W43

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The most important thing in this update is The California Campaign to Save Public Education being held this weekend at UC Berkely. For more...

Stand up for ACORN

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Friends, Please forgive me that this e-mail is not personalized. However, you are receiving this message because you have been an important ...

Review: "Vietnam: The (Last) War the U.S. Lost"

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Joe Allen presents a history of the United States' invasion and occupation of Southeast Asia never discussed in mainstream accounts. Asi...
Monday, October 19, 2009

"Positive Psychology, Green Dot, and Barbara Ehrenreich" on Schools Matter blog

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"We are giving away our schools and now we want to get rid of transparency... so we can do whatever we want in the dark of night."...
Friday, October 16, 2009

ISO's Sherry Wolf on Gay Rights at Busboy's

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I'm proud to be one of Sherry's comrades. In all the years I've known her, she's never failed to give the most moving, power...

Charters, Privatization, and Neoliberal Fatalism

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"We need to say no to the neoliberal fatalism that we are witnessing at the end of this century, informed by the ethics of the market, ...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Code Words and Green Dot's Pandering to Westside Racism

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"There's nothing the matter with teachers that a little less unionization and more COMPETITION couldn't cure." -- Ann Cou...
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Closed, Opaque and Private Meetings: CMO style brought to you by LAPU/PR

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An Open Letter to Los Angeles Times Editorial Page Editor Jim Newton from Professor Ralph E. Shaffer

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Greetings, Jim: First a quotation from Sunday's editorial : "Check out the Los Angeles Unified School District's website and yo...
Monday, October 12, 2009

A.R.E. Statement on Public Education in the Context of 'Public School Choice: A New Way at LAUSD'

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By the Association of Raza Educators, Los Angeles Chapter October 12, 2009 WE STAND FOR A FULLY FUNDED, CULTURALLY RELEVANT PUBLIC EDUCATION...
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Monday, October 05, 2009

Broad, Barr, and Board's circle of scandal and corruption

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Saturday, October 03, 2009

Labor Beat: Secretary of Education Duncan - Pushing the Chicago Plan

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Saturday, September 26, 2009

Green Dot's Privatized Animo Watts II versus LAUSD's Public Garfield HS

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"It's like me saying, 'Duffy's a pig fucker.' Have I seen him fuck a pig? Do I have photos?" -- Steve Barr (Founde...
Friday, September 25, 2009

Potluck with the Trinational Coalition to Defend Public Education

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See speakers from Trinational Coalition to Defend Public Education http://www.trinational-usa.org/ Join parents, community activists, and te...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Transparency has left the Beaudry Building!

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"If this study shows anything, it shows that we've got a two-to-one margin of bad charters to good charters, that's a red flag...

Los Angeles Clinic Defense - Family Planning Associates

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I was able to stop by and visit the brave women and men defending the Family Planning Associates women's clinic from reactionary right w...
Monday, September 21, 2009

Open letter to Mr. Ben Austin regarding LAUSD proposed rule changes

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To his credit he posted the following on the 21st: Ben Austin "I actually happen to agree with Robert Skeels on this particular issue....
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Sunday, September 20, 2009

All about the Kids -- thanks for overcrowded classrooms Yolie!

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We're now several weeks away from the giant crocodile tears shed by LAUSD Vice President Flores Aguilar when she defended her [1] privat...
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Thursday, September 10, 2009

In Depth: Jonathan Kozol

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Books on TV C-Span2 presents In Depth: Jonathan Kozol click the link entitled Watch This Program to view the amazing interview. Roughly th...
Monday, September 07, 2009

Los Angeles Immigrant Workers March for Immigration Reform

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September 5, 2009. Roughly 700 workers and supporters braved 96 degree temperatures in the late summer sun during their march through downto...