CEO, with no education background, to run NYC schools
Mayor Michael Bloomberg appointed Cathleen Black to head New York schools.
Chicago activists renew call for independent, progressive politics
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 York City rally in solidarity with University Of Puerto Rico students
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 against the budget cuts to the University Of Puerto Rico, a public university, and against the massive wave of lay-offs which workers are currently suffering in Puerto Rico.
Chicago students walk out to protest education cuts
More than 500 high school students walked out of classrooms at public schools city wide to massive education budget cuts.
New York City threatens to evict public school in favor of charter
Privately-run, publically-funded charter schools are pushing out successful public schools in competition for scarce resources, leading to more segregation, more inequality.
