Public Education

Big business drives Illinois anti-teacher bill

January 6, 2011 By Lance Cohn And John Bachtell

CHICAGO - Under the guise of "school reform," big corporate foundations, banking and speculative hedge fund investors are pulling out all stops to ram an anti-teacher measure through the Illinois state legislature.

CEO, with no education background, to run NYC schools

November 11, 2010 By Dan Margolis

Mayor Michael Bloomberg appointed Cathleen Black to head New York schools.

Chicago activists renew call for independent, progressive politics

July 15, 2010 By Pepe Lozano

On Chicago's southwest side, a renewed call for independent and progressive politics takes hold, and a new teachers' union president challenges school closing policy.

New Jersey forces families into “pay to play” scheme

July 5, 2010 By Vinnie Amoriello

Ever since the November elections, the New Jersey middle class has been under attack from their newly-elected governor, Chris Christie.

New York City rally in solidarity with University Of Puerto Rico students

May 19, 2010 By Special to People’s World

On the rainy afternoon of May 18, hundreds converged in front of the Manhattan office of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA), The group, made up of political, student and community representatives, came to demonstrate...