Dear President Obama and Governor Romney, I have sent this letter to both of your campaigns and I am also publishing it openly and publicly in an effort to express my concerns for the state of affairs for what is, in my opinion, the most important government structure that exists in America: the public school [...]
Editor’s Note: The following is a post by Brandon Melendez on the teachers and the current CTU strike Is this push for reform by corporate America about the children, or is it about union busting? -M.P. Insecure Teaching Spaces and the Chicago Walk Out By Brandon Melendez It takes a lot for teachers to consider [...]
A few of the readers of this site inquired about the fate of the space in Harlem formerly known as Rice High School. The well known all boys Catholic school in Harlem closed last July, and many wanted to know what would come of the building. We now have an answer. Looking into the matter [...]
Editor’s Note: This Tuesday, we have a guest post from Brandon Melendez and a science fiction metaphorical piece around the issue of charter schools. Makes for an interesting read. -M.P. Many people write off the classic 1987 science fiction film Robocop as mindless action, wrapped in a low budget veneer, and full of gore are [...]